I’ve never been more infuriated with a character than I was while reading this book, but in all the best ways. It kept my invested in the story, though I’m not sure me yelling at my kindle would help Rose with her situation at all but my gods woman STOP AND THINK WHAT YOU’RE DOING BEFORE YOU GET KILLED.

Murder? Check.
Blood? Check.
Gore? Check.
Suspense? Check.

Read this now!

The Removal Man is a domestic thriller that kept me turning the pages. It was a little on the gruesome side for me personally, but I was invested in the story and glad I did as the ending was great.

The Removal Man
by R. J. Parker
279 pages
Publisher: One More Chapter
Publication date: April 29, 2022
4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description:
Rose is moving. For her and her son, Noah, this is going to be a fresh start.She’s almost finished packing but Noah is determined to spend one last night camping out in the garden like he used to. Rose agrees as long as he wraps up warm inside their small tent.
Four hours later she’s woken by a frantic banging on the window.
It’s Noah.There’s someone in the garden.That’s when Rose picks up the kitchen knife.
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Wow that was one horrifying, brutal,mind-bending story. I found it quite terrifying. It's definitely not a book you want to read when you are all alone at night. My only complaints is that it was too drawn out,and at times really far fetched. Other than that it was good. This was my first time reading anything by this author but it won't be the last.

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The Removal Man is very tense and creepy which had me hooked and couldn't put it down!
Rose and her nine year old son Noah, are packing up their house to move. Noah wants to sleep in a tent in the garden one night and Rose reluctantly agrees. Things start getting scary when Noah runs back to the house and claims he heard someone in the garden!
The story gripped me from the beginning and was very fast-paced. Very enjoyable story and will definitely be reading more from R. J Parker.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy to review.

Thank you @netgalley @onemorechapterhc for providing with a digital copy. The opinions are my own.
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As the entire story takes place in one night, you need to brace yourself for an exhilarating wild ride. I could not put this book down, despite some graphic details (honestly had to stop myself from screaming) and nerve wrecking situations.
Rose, the proragonist, is a strong character and we can all relate to her overwhelming desire as a mother to protect her child, at any cost.
You know the train wreck that you can anticipitate but still won't look away from? This is exactly how this book made me feel! The chapters are short, gripping and full of twisty turns and suspense. This was a psychological thriller I really couldn't put down!
Pick it up if you are looking for an edgy yet gripping suspense thriller. The Removal Man is available now.

I can’t wait to read more by R.J Parker. This was intriguing, engaging and thrilling. The plot was cleverly unravelled as the story progressed.

Rose is moving. This is going to be a fresh start for herself and her son Noah.
She's almost finished packing but Noah is determined to spend one last night camping out in the garden like he used to. Rose agrees as long as he wraps up warm inside their small tent.
Four hours later she's woken by a frantic banging on the window.
Noah is convinced there is someone in the garden. Rose picks up a kitchen knife and goes outside to investigate. What happens next is only something that happens in the movies.
This book was one wild ride. In my opinion it is best read in one sitting.
The whole story is set in one night and from that first page you are sucked in and taken on a roller coaster ride of thoughts and emotions.
Rosie is a great main character her strength to survive and her determination to protect her son was amazing.
What I also loved was the short and sharp chapters this definitely encourages that one more chapter feeling that we all get.
Unfortunately I can't say to much more as it will give it away.
But this is a fantastic thriller with lots of twists and turns.

YEEESSSSS! If you love Bentley Little this is right up your alley. I absolutely love stories that take the mundane and ordinary from every day life and turn it into a macabre nightmare. This is partially on the gruesome side, so beware. But it's filled with aching suspense which I loved! Couldn't out it down.

This story isn’t for the squeamish. There’s blood and gore, murder and corpses, and lots of rain and mud and I loved every second of it! I read this in one sitting as I found it to be so gripping and entertaining. I think that Richard Parker has excelled his own very high standards of writing with this latest addition to his catalogue of gripping thrillers. Highly recommend!

A very claustrophobic and dark read that will keep you up all night! I wasn't sure what I was expecting when i first started this book but it certainly veered away from any storyline that I was expecting. I loved the concept behind this book and it is packed full of twists. I did feel maybe at certain points it was getting slightly repetitive but it wasn't really too big an issue. It is certainly a book that I'm not going to forget anytime soon!

There are very few crime thrillers that grip me but my god did this capture me and draw me in.
I was at the edge of my seat a lot and my heart pounding in my chest.
Such a wicked, twisted plot i read this in one day!

Rose and her son Noah have finished packing to move to a smaller house due to all the medical bills for her husband. He had an aneurysm while carrying on an affair with a much younger woman. Noah has memories of sleeping in the backyard in a tent with his father and begs to do this one more time, but alone. This is when the action starts. I had to keep reading but the story was so intense that I felt sick. There were murders and lots of scary, sick incidents. The story did not leave me quickly and I had to ease my mind before I could sleep. If you like this type of book, it will definitely be for you. I don’t want to read another like this anytime soon.
Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for allowing me to read this ARC. This is my very honest review.

The Removal Man is a tense and scary read that had me turning the pages as fast as I could!
Rose and her son Noah are moving house, Noah wants to spend one last night in the tent in the garden. Rose reluctantly lets him sleep there and promises to leave the back door open for him in case like times gone past when he’s been too scared to stay out. Her husband is in a coma and this is why she is having to downsize due to the medical costs. Rose also has a lot of emotions clashing as when her husband was taken Ill he was with a much younger student. All goes ok until Noah thinks he’s heard voices, going outside to settle him Rose sees a face at her bedroom window and her night from hell begins.
This book contains everything from dead bodies to murders to a lot of blood, there is a lot of chat from the removal man as he talks about the murders he has committed but I loved Roses resilience on getting the job in hand done to keep her and her son safe.
This was a tense read and I did enjoy it, probably not as much as the previous books I e read by this author but it’s still a good read.
I would like to thank Netgalley and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

The Removal Man by R J Parker 4*
Rose and her nine-year-old son Noah are spending one last night in their home. She is having to sell her home and downsize to raise funds now that her husband is in a coma in hospital after suffering an aneurism. Noah asks to spend the night sleeping in a tent in their walled garden and against her better instincts Rose agrees.

Soon Noah hears a strange sound and Rose goes out to investigate then begins a nightmarish night for the pair of them when they discover that they are not alone and the man who is in their home has little intention of leaving and is also very, very organised.

This book pulled me in from the first page and I’m glad I didn’t read it at night. Rose’s story is the stuff of nightmares and the fear that any parent would feel in her situation was horrifying. This is a fast-paced book that seemed a little far-fetched at times, but then again recalling some of the terrible stories I’ve read in the news I did think it could be possible so that thought soon passed.

A shocking story that at times made me hold my breath. This is the first book that I’ve read by R J Parker but it won’t be the last. My thanks to publisher One More Chapter and NetGalley for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Rose and her son Noah are packing to move, and as a final goodbye memory, Noah spends the night in his tent in the backyard. The memory is bittersweet for Rose. Her husband, Lucas, would normally join Noah, but Lucas will never fully recover from an aneurysm. He spends his days in a coma and the medical costs require Rose to downsize. It doesn’t help Rose’s compassion towards her husband’s condition that he was in bed with a much younger student at the time of his aneurysm. Needless to say, Rose's emotions are terribly conflicted during this stressful time.
So imagine she thinks she sees someone in her home late that night. She rushes out to check on Noah, and they both hear a strange sound in the yard. From this moment on, things move very quickly and Rose is tested beyond her limits physically and mentally.
This story isn’t for the squeamish. There’s blood and gore, murder and corpses, and lots of rain and mud. Thinking back, I’m surprised I enjoyed it as much as I did. The plot kept me involved, and I was more interested in Rose’s ability to survive than the actual details of past murders.
Deciphering who the assailant is and why he’s in their basement was a bit far-fetched, but stranger things have happened in our world. And the fact that he entered her home as a hired moving man is creepy, exposing yet another weakness we unwittingly offer to evil people among us. I was really hoping Rose would make it, but the stakes were not in her favor, making this an edge-of-your-seat thrilling read.
Sincere thanks to Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. The publishing date is April 29, 2022.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was an excellent page turner that I couldn’t put down. It’s full of twists and turns throughout that keel you on the edge of your seat. The characters were interesting, the plot was excellent, and the style of writing was perfect.

What a great book to start the month with, and another great pick from One More Chapter.
This quick thriller was just the ticket for a nice Sunday afternoon of reading. I quickly caught on to the fact that this would be a thriller that takes place in a matter of hours, rather than long and drawn out. There was just enough creep factor and a very twisted plot with a few in-seen twists to leave me with a desire to read more from R.J. Parker.

Gripping storyline, great characters.
Loved it from.page one. I'll remember this story!
Brilliantly written. Looking forward to more by this author.

The Removal Man by R. J. Parker

You hired professionals. You can trust them, right? Until you hear an odd noise in the night. You don't have neighbors and can't get to your phone. You need to protect your son and yourself. However you can.

"You'll figure out who it is, but the not the reason he's there. This book will keep you on your toes!"-Books and Pens on Green Gables

Moving is hard! Especially with a husband not there to help. But, Rose and her son, Noah, are making the best of it. When Noah begs to sleep outside in the tent one last time, Rose finally gives in and she'll sleep near the window with a watchful eye, in case he gets scared.

When Rose wakes up to pounding on the door she's a bit confused-maybe she had too much wine? But when she finally realizes what it is, poor Noah is scared-actually terrified-at the door. He had heard a strange sound-and had gotten locked out of the house!

When they investigate there is no one around. They fall asleep in the tent. But then, they hear it again. Rose is left to fight for Noah and herself as secrets are exposed and terror is all around her.

I was given this book to read and review.

Rose and her son, Noah, 9, are packing up their house to move. The removal men have just left with items for storage. She finds herself disgusted with their grubbiness.

Noah insists on sleeping outside in his tent for just one more night before they leave like he used to do with his father, Lucas. Lucas had an aneuism and is in a hospital.

While Rose doesn’t want Noah to sleep outside, she caves into him and agrees. Rose is sleeping on a cot to be near the door in case Noah wants in, but several glasses of wine have made her very groggy so when she hears him calling her, she opens the door. He says he heard someone in the yard but insists on staying outside. She goes out with him to stay in the tent until he gets settles. That’s when an intruder strikes!

Rose and Noah experience a night of pure horror. Will they live through it?

There is no more I can say here without adding spoilers. Suffice to say that this is by far the most gory, violent, and totally horrifying book I have ever read. When I finished it, I was actually sick to my stomach. I am going to be generous to the author and give this book 3 stars for his imagination. Let me add: Mothers, sometimes you just have to say NO to your children! Would I recommend this book to another reader? Only if they enjoy this kind of stuff.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.