Thank you Bookouture for this ARC!

Great book! Completely different from your usual mystery.

After the Accident consists, basically, of the transcripts of several interviews with the protagonists of a potential true crime story. Much like a documentary.

Suspenseful, intriguing, with a pinch of humor, this book was like a breath of fresh air. It kept me interested all throughout and I felt such pleasure reading it. Props for the author’s great, unpretentious writing.

I highly recommend it and hope it gets the well deserved recognition.

The McGinley are gathered together on a Greek island. Mrs McGinley is suffering from cancer, so this is probably the family get together. As well as the McGinley's Geoff's business partner & family are there too. The last time the family were there was nine years ago when Geoff's business partner was killed after falling off a cliff. When Geoff falls off the same cliff on the first night there are lots of questions being asked.

The story is told in the form of interviews with the characters- none of whom are particularly likeable! It is an interesting approach, but not one I really enjoyed. I'm a fan of Kerry Wilkinson & have enjoyed her 'regular' books. This one was just OK.

Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

This had me gripped from the start. I enjoyed the different perspectives as the story unfolds and the days pass by. Although a couple of the characters annoyed me this wasn't a bad thing as not everyone is likable all of the time. This was also written as though the author was investigating what was happening so not everyone is going to remain calm and poised. The flashes of temper or self-serving narrative of some of the characters fleshed them out. I actually became sceptical of the characters who were being nice after a while. A slowish read as you're trying to take in what everyone is saying but not in a bad way. Recommended.

Galanikos, a paradise Mediterranean island that was the setting for a mysterious fatal incident nine years previously.

Two families whos outer persona's of jovial tourists conceal inner feelings of distain, jealousy and greed.

Tension bubbles below the searing hot sun,accusations,mistrust and lies mix together to produce a toxic cocktail of unease and suspicion.

And then another incident occurs

This outstanding,brilliant mystery is voiced by a multitude of vivid characters and written in the form of interviews with a journalist or the police. The main character was a women called Emma,someone who was treated like an outsider by the rest of the holiday makers because of a event in her past. Nothing she said it did was right and she was constantly being judged,criticised and accused of lying. I felt a lot of empathy for her because I know what it feels like to be the black sheep of the family and made to feel like you are always in the wrong. I felt a close connection with her and believed that her version of events was the truth. That was until I got to the end of the book and read something that took everything I thought I knew, rolled it up into a ball and chucked it into the bin. I was left in a state of utter confusion and with no idea who was guilty of what and who was telling the truth,I honestly didnt have a clue. I do know that the only truly trustworthy characters were Emma's brother Julius's two small daughter's Chloe and Amy,the rest of them were not very likeable or trustworthy especially horrible Daniel,his wife Liz and Julius.If I had a penny for every time they denied something or discredited something that Emma had said, I would be a millionaire.

This brilliant book is the actual account of a true life crime and has been constructed using transcripts of interviews with the people who were on the island at the same time as both incidents occurred. It is a utterly compelling story that had me hooked in from the first page, I honestly didn't want to put this mesmerising mystery down. I love Kerry Wilkinson's books, he is a very talented author and I think he has excelled himself with this one. I honestly think it's his best book to date. Bloody brilliant,worth far more than five stars and very very highly recommended

Nooooooooo I need more!
This is the type of book I love to hate and hate to love because I need to use my own imagination!

I love the interview style. It is different and it feels like you are watching a documentary.

It's a whodunit, what happened and who is telling the truth type of book.
A fast read and very well written. I will definitely look out for more books from this author.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I would firstly like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a first read from this author, and let's start off by saying it's unlike anything I've read before.
The plotline intrigued me from the very start, and there was a variety of characters that kept me constantly guessing, however, the format of this read increasingly annoyed the hell out of me. Set up as interview, after an incident, that had no questions, just answers. And the dialogue of each character seemed to continue as if they were answering each other. Made zero sense and I was massively confused. Regardless, I persisted with the story as I did want to know the ending.
I didn't get a satisfying ending, BUT an author's note that explained EVERYTHING.
A lot of what was said in the author's note needed to be left til the end of the book, but I really wish I had a little context of what was happening, as I would of liked the whole read a lot better.
From reading the author's note, I did have a newfound appreciation for the story and it did leave me thinking.
1 star for the story itself. 3 stars for the story, including the author's note.

Geoff McGinley takes his wife, family and two of his friends to Greece for a holiday. The last time they were there was nine years ago when Geoff's business partner fell of a cliff and died. Now, Geoff has fell off the same cliff on their first night of their holiday. What follows reads in the form of interviews where the reader tries to work out who's telling the truth. But who is telling the truth and who is lying? Was Geoff pushed or did he fall?

This story is based on true events. The story is told mostly from Emma's perspective. This is a different type of book to the authors usual crime fiction. The family is selfish and very dysfunctional. 5hisnis a fast paced read that's full of twists. It's cleverly written. Everyone is a suspect but there is no evidence to show what had occurred. I could not put this book down. I loved it. I do recommend this book.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Bookouture and the author Kerry Wilkinson for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4-5 stars! I thought this was an intense, fast paced, ordinal, and realistic story! It was written in a very unique way, which I found to be very compelling, original, and fun to read! I’ve not been a huge fan of Kerry Wilkinson’s other books, but so glad I gave this one a chance, as I did get really gripped and loved it! Thrilling, chilling, shocking, and unputdownable! Grab your copy today, even if you are like me and not positive you’ll enjoy, as I think this is probably the authors best! Highly recommend.
Will make sure to buzz it up on all the different platforms!

Firstly this is very different to any of the other books I have read by Kerry Wilkinson, a completely different style of writing but it worked and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This book is narrated by way of interview/transcripts for a documentary of 10 very different people, Geoff McGinley & his wife, their daughter Emma, their son Julius and his 8yo twin daughters, David (who is Geoff's business partner) & his wife, their son victor and their daughter-in-law, Claire who head off on holidays together to the Greek Island of Galanikos. Geoff and his family have not been to the Island for 9 years as the last time they were there, Geoff’s partner at the time, Alan fell/pushed from a cliff and died, fingers were pointed but essentially it was declared an accident.

Now 9 years later, Geoff, on their first night on the Island has “fallen” off a cliff or was he pushed? History repeating itself but why? I have to say at this point that there didn’t seem to be one decent person amongst them and as for Daniel, he has to be the most vile man. They all have their own account of what happened but for Daniel and Julius in particular, they seem to like pointing the finger at Emma, misdirection? With a brother like Julius, you certainly wouldn’t need any enemies!

As the story unfolds, secrets come out, accusations are flying, many twists… a completely gripping read with an ending like no other I’ve encountered, its left open to interpretation depending on who you believe during the interview, I for one thought one thing and even now thinking well maybe…..

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4.5 stars!
Kerry Wilkinson
After the Accident
Publication 3/31/20

This is a fast paced gripping psychological thriller that grabbed my attention from the beginning. You will meet two dysfunctional families vacationing on the breathtaking Galanikos island.
I enjoyed the telling of the story- a unique format as family members and witnesses tell their sides of the story in an interview format. You quickly find out that not all the family are telling the truth because they all contradict one another. Something happened on this island 10 years ago and now you try to figure out if it is a coincidence or revenge? It seems like everyone has secrets and trying to keep up and figure out this mystery was not a easy job! What a wonderful thriller. I highly recommend this one! Thank you so much to NetGalley and Bookouture for an advanced readers’ copy for an exchange on an honest review.

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This is a highly addictive read that had me well and truly hooked.
What the blurb doesn’t say is that this book is the story of something that actually happened. The book unravels what happened through the eyes of the people who were there.
Emma’s is the main perspective we hear, but is she telling the truth?
The book is made up of interviews with the people involved, and you soon realise they don’t all agree with Emma.
Her Dad has an accident while on holiday but what is shocking, is it happened 9 years previously to his business partner, in the same place.
I loved this book as it was so different to your average crime thriller and I really became engrossed in the story.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Forget everything you know about the type of books Kerry Wilkinson writes and the format he writes them in as this is completely different from his norm. That said, I found this just as captivating as his others albeit in a different way. A psychological thriller set on the beautiful Greek Island of Galanikos, it follows two families who have descended on the destination for a holiday. From the beginning, it is obvious tensions and rivalries exist between the families and even within each family itself. Then chaos ensues when one member of the party apparently takes a stumble over a cliff and ends up unconscious. It doesn't take long before the finger-pointing starts with everyone suspicious of each other and plenty of accusations being made. The story then charts the unravelling of both families lives with each of them holding disturbing secrets and having told many lies. It appears no-one can be trusted and it’s almost impossible to pinpoint who is telling the truth as there is so much deception floating around.

Told in an unusual interview style, the narrative grabs you right from the start and keeps you in its grip with ease. Trying to decipher the contradictory statements to get to the truth is a difficult job as there seem to be many different perceptions of the tragic cliff ”fall”. It’s cleverly thought out and the highly original format makes it so refreshing and exciting that I couldn’t help but race through it. This is a fast-paced read with a cast of detestable yet engaging characters all with their own axe to grind. Hidden agendas and motives fill the plot and get into your head as you attempt to work out what actually happened that fateful day and who has the most to benefit from Emma’s fathers “fall”. The premise is a simple one but sometimes the simpler plots are the best and that’s certainly the case here. I was a little disappointed by the conclusion as it felt a bit of a cop-out and anti-climatic, but I very much enjoyed the rest. Many thanks to Bookouture for an ARC.

Wow. I'm not sure what I just read to be honest. I'm a big fan of Kerry Wilkinson and I think he puts it best in his Authors Note at the end.
The format is different but it draws you in. I don't think this story could have been told any other way. I went through the entire thing changing my opinion on who was telling the truth. I'm still not sure. And the possibilities the ending gives may be unsatisfactory for some readers, but, I think the ending was perfect. There's mystery, complicated characters, a truly dysfunctional family, and more. I think it would be fascinating if the documentary ever sees the light of day. This has definitely been one of the most unique reads of 2020.

I’ve read many books by this author and he is definitely on my list of ‘go to’ crime and thriller writers. This story takes on the form of interviews and transcripts of the characters given to a documentary crew who are working on the case of an unsolved murder on the Mediterranean island of Galanikos. Whilst there on holiday, Emma’s father is found unconscious at the base of a cliff, similar to the case which the documentary crew are working on. Fingers point between the different members of the family, with Emma being the main suspect, when it becomes apparent that it may not have been an accident.

This latest book is written in a completely different style to what I was used to from this author and I have to admit it did take a bit of time to get used to the format of it. The story switches between accounts from all the different characters, and the author creates great images of the individual characters being interviewed and certainly had been thinking that this book would be absolutely perfect made into a TV series! Like I said, it does take a bit of getting used to reading in transcript form, but it does get easier as you move on through the book.

There is obviously a lot of secrets, lies and mistrust within the family. Emma is the main character, and has a lot of background which is slowly revealed throughout the story. The fact that so many of the characters had something to hide kept me on my toes with regards to working out what was going on and who, if anybody, was responsible for Emma’s father’s accident. I changed my opinion on my main ‘suspect’ at the end of almost every chapter and as the story twisted its way to the conclusion, I found myself getting more eager to find out what was going on!

Completely different to what I expected and to what I’ve read before, this book grabs your attention in every way. The storyline was believable and had me wondering whether this was based on true facts or not – in fact, to be honest, I’m still non the wiser!! The author’s notes at the beginning and end add to the story’s mystery and don’t forget to read them as it ties all the ends up nicely! Would definitely recommend!

(Renamed 7 days in July)
29th March 2020
5 stars

Who do you believe when everyone is lying?

Two families have gone on a holiday to the island of Galanikos.
Geoff & his wife, they daughter Emma, their son Julius and his 8yo twin daughters.
Then we have David (who is Geoff's business partner) & his wife, their son victor and their daughter-in-law.
On the first night of the holiday Geoff has fallen off a cliff and has been hospitalised. Some say he was drunk and it was just an accident, some say he was pushed off that cliff.

Told through interview transcripts, every character is given a chance to tell their version of events, which may seem complicated with so many characters but honestly it was really easy to follow. While reading this I felt like I was the one interviewing these characters and felt like they were talking directly to me, telling me their story and trying to persuade me onto their side.
The thing I liked most about this book is the ending, because it leaves the ending up for interpretation of who is guilty and who is innocent, and it's really up to the reader to choose whose story they believe. But who do you decide is innocent when they all seem guilty.

Big thank you for the publishers, net galley and the author themselves for allowing me to read this masterpiece.

Seven Days in July/After The Accident by Kerry Wilkinson is another brilliant book from this author and what a thriller it was. The format may be different this time around, but all of the trademarks that we have come to love from the author are present and accounted for, making this yet another must-read.
As with anything that comes from the mind of the clever Kerry Wilkinson, this one will keep you guessing until the end.

I’ve been reading Kerry Wilkinson’s books for some time now and really enjoy his style of thriller writing. That said, this is an almost complete departure from his usual style.
Whilst this book is also a thriller, it’s positioned in a way that leaves you guessing. This is not a who-dunnit in a traditional sense.
Having read the book, I am still unsure if it’s a complete work of fiction or, as Kerry suggests, the transcript from a documentary that never aired. Either way, I found the entire story and its concept to be engaging.
The best way to describe this style would be to remember reading plays at school. Each entry is written in the words of a person being interviewed and there’s a lot going on.
Good luck figuring out who is innocent or guilty, I have my thoughts but, I have no real idea.

This book is about determining what happened to the man who fell, and if it was accidental or intentional. It also is wondering who is really telling the truth.

What worked for this book was how the author set up the story as if people were being interviewed for a documentary, and intertwined to connect the responses to each character. I have not seen this done in a book before and found it interesting. Additionally, the author ensured that even with a heavy dialogue base, there were still descriptions in place that created an imagery of what was happening at the time.

Further, I found it interesting how the characters really tried to point the finger at one singular character and how as the readers we needed to figure out which side we believed or not. It definitely places itself as he said, she said in terms of the truth.

One critique is that in the beginning, the book felt slow paced but then after a chapter or two, it really picked it.

Overall, this book is a different type of thriller from the ones currently out here and would recommend it to anyone willing to try it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

#SevenDaysinJuly #Netgalley

This is my first experience with Wilkinson's writing - and I must say, this is certainly an engaging read with a somewhat unconventional format. The interview transcript/podcast/documentary style format has become a little more popular in recent years and it's handled well and quite convincingly here. At first, the cast of characters seems a little unwieldy, as it involves two business partners, their spouses and adult children and their families. They are on a joint vacation to a Mediterranean island where one of the families used to vacation exclusively each year - until nine years prior with the death of the previous business partner in somewhat mysterious circumstances.

Told in interview style and broken down by each day of the trip, Wilkinson presents the narrative in the same way that it would unfold in a popular documentary series - which lays everything out, but also leaves a good deal up to the audience in the end. This quick and easy read would be a great pick for vacation (or to at least evoke memories of previous vacations in this time of quarantine!), but the rather vague ending somewhat spoiled this for me. I prefer more concrete endings, though I imagine that this would be a fun one to discuss in a larger group setting (once that is allowed again). Because of the format, some characters are a bit more developed than others, but it's easy to get a sense of each and for the most part, they do come to life - I just wish that there had been a bit more to the end!

This was a thrilling, interesting book. Not my favourite, but certainly not bad at all.

I was a bit taken aback by the way it was written, this made it a bit hard to get into. However, about halfway through the book I was used to it and didn't mind all that much.