Becky Lawson is an ex police officer and an ex wife to a rapist.
John her ex husband is also a police officer and has managed to keep his job even though Becky tried to expose him , she wasn’t believed and her career was left in tatters .
This leaves Becky with a renewed vigour to expose her ex husband and get justice for his victims .
But who can she trust , John must have people on his side in order to keep his job , but who are they?
This book was edge of the seat stuff , tense , gripping and enjoyable .
Plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing .
Thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books .

Former police detective Becky Lawson was forced to leave Greater Manchester Police after making very serious allegations against her Detective Sergeant husband. There is no firm evidence and he thinks he's got away with his serious crimes. A year later, Becky is living in a flat in a rough area of the city when she hears of John's promotion and receives a letter warning her to leave him alone. Outraged, she springs into detective mode, determined not to let him win this time. She knows he must have wrecked other women's lives. Tracking him down, pursuing evidence, helped by the only two friends she has left on the police force, Becky feels she is losing her mind. Not everything is as it seems and there is a shocking twist at the end. #netgalley #BadApple

I wasn’t sure when I began this book if I would like it. But it quickly caught me. You follow this down on her luck ex cop and her journey to expose her ex husband. I think you can kind of guess where it’s going but there’s so many details you want to figure out that you have to keep chugging along. There was a good amount of character development and the main character is lovable and you feel for her. I do feel that banter is choppy and there’s some very abrupt transitions but overall the plot and storyline were solid. All lose ends are wrapped up and I think most would be pleased with the ending. I would definitely recommend this book to a friend. And read another book by this author

The story line has a clear division between the early days of Becky and John's relationship and after she reports him for criminal acts. While the plot is not unique, Alice Hunter's Becky definitely is unique in her steadfast belief that her husband deserves arrest and punishment. There are several twists as Becky runs into resistance in places you'd expect her to have support. A good, solid story with an ending that makes the punishment fit the crime.

4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️




✨Fast paced
✨Psychological Thriller
✨ Betrayal and courage



✨As Becky was out of placed when she finds out her husband who is not what she thinks. Finding out that he is a monster, and leaving freely because he is a policeman.
✨this book actually to show how f* our system is aswell even in fiction it’s been applied🫣
✨ I thought the book will be similar to a case of “finding out who’s the monster “but the book actually written differently . Even though I expected the ending, it end differently and worth the read.



✨ Thankyou #netgalley, #avonbooks and #alice Hunter for the arc copy of this book for a honest review.



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I really liked this thriller! I liked the twists and turns as well as the characters! I would recommend to everyone who wants to read a fast paced thriller!

(thank you netgalley for this arc-copy!)

Review of "Bad Apple" by Alice Hunter

3 ⭐️

This thriller reads very fast and I sure had a good time reading a story about someone hunting the perp, with us as reader already knowing who that is. I thought there were definitely some good twists and turns in it, although I did guess the final twist quite early on in the book. That being said, not your typical whodunnit, but something a bit different. I had a good time.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

What do you do when the people meant to protect you are the ones breaking the law? When Becky Lawson finds a burner phone and messages that implicate her husband in a series of rapes, she blows the whistle. Unfortunately a lack of evidence means there’s nothing to support her claims and she ends up leaving the force.
But she’s not given up.
When, some time later, she receives news of her ex’s upcoming promotion she decides it’s time to try again. She enlists the (begrudging) help of a couple of ex-colleagues and tries to reach out to her ex’s new partner. Things don’t go quite to plan and it seems his reach is further than she ever thought possible.
The story might seem improbable, but the topic is one that you can’t help but be caught up in. There’s a few surprises in store, and not everything is neatly resolved by the end, but there’s enough to keep you satisfied that some elements of the story are tied up.
Thanks to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read and review this.

Thank you for the opportunity to preview Bad Apple.
This is a psychological drama about a woman with nothing to lose. She’ lost every.
Becky’s ex husband is a cop who she finds out is not who she thought he was. She is scared.
He will stop at nothing to make sure Becky is destroyed. He’s a bad man. And he wants revenge bad!!
3 stars

This was yet another book that missed the mark for me. The blurb was engaging, Chapter 1 & 2 were captivating and from there it was a free fall to a snoozefest. I cannot begin to describe how annoying Becky was. And it was almost as if she was fighting a ghost. Where was John in the story - other than in the beginning and the end? All those times Becky claims that this was the work of John or that was the act of John, she actually does seem delusional because there is no sign of John. I don't know if this was the author's intent or if the story was missing a second POV. But it felt like Becky just kept chasing her tail in circles. I loved 'The Serial Killer's Wife' by this author. Unfortunately this book was a disappointment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

"Bad Apple" follows Becky, who discovered that her cop husband has committed an atrocious crime and when she reports him to the authorities, they turn a blind eye. Instead, her life begins to fall apart while he moves on with his life as if nothing ever happened. Becky decides that to get justice she must take things into her own hands.

The book does tackle some difficult topics so TW for SA and cops abusing their power.
Now, this book is written nicely... however, I did find it began to get a bit repetitive at times. It is a quick paced book so easy to read within an afternoon. Just keep in mind that there is less showing and a lot of telling within the book which got frustrating at times.

While reading it though, the plot felt quite unrealistic. I understand it's a book however most of the time there has to be some element of how the world actually works within it.

Maybe this book was just not for me, but I was quite disappointed since the premise had so much potential.

2.5 Stars rounded up to 3.

This book was a huge WOW!…… the author got straight to the point, and we are dealing with corruption of the people who were meant to protect us….. there are so many twists in this book….

Becky life is in ruins her policeman husband was a monster abusing his power so she reported him but things don't go her way when he gets away with it and she loses her job. Determined to bring him to justice she tries to gather the evidence needed to bring him down. He is onto her and will stop at nothing to shut her up. Becky doesn't realise just how much danger she is in.

This book pulled me in right from the start. It was a easy to read fast paced thriller with some shocking twists and an ending I didn't see coming. Will definitely be looking to read more from this author.

Thank you to Netgalley, Avon Books UK and Alice Hunter for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I found Bad Apple to be an OK read. I struggled to get into it as it was quite slow and drawn out so it did not grip me as I expected it to. The idea for the book is quite current with things that have happened within the police force in the last few years but unfortunately it just didn't work for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

It’s got all the traits of a thriller that I love, genuinely creepy at parts, unreliable narrators, a lots of information peppered throughout to keep me guessing the whole way through. I think this would be a brilliant book to read in one sitting. I found it dragged slightly in the middle, and reading it over a few days meant that I found some of Becky’s narration a bit repetitive.

There were also some moments of the story that felt slightly convoluted and added in for no reason, such as her relationship with Elijah and meeting Isabel, they didn’t add much to the plot and I felt like Becky would’ve reached her own conclusions with or without them. I also felt the ending was slightly rushed, and the open ended-ness was unsatisfying for me, but that’s just because I generally like books that tie things up a bit more.

Saying all that though, this book was generally addictive and fast paced, it would be a great book to read over a weekend or on holiday. For me, nothing stood out enough for it to stand apart from a lot of other thrillers I’ve read before.

TW: the book centres around sexual assault and rape so I’d approach with caution if that’s triggering for you

Bad Apple is another twisty thriller by Alice Hunter that didn’t disappoint.
Becky is married to John when we first meet them, they are both in the police, John is a trusted detective that the force love but one evening at home Becky finds something that makes John anything but her loveable husband. Becky reports him but there are others that have covered for him so he can carry on with his awful crimes against women. After failing to provide enough evidence John is given a promotion and Becky finds he is already set up with another woman, her battle to bring justice to these women doesn’t stop and she does everything in her power to get evidence even if John is one step ahead of her every time.
This was a fast read for me, I found I couldn’t put it down as I rooted for Becky, there were some decent twists in it and the ending left no unanswered questions. The storyline hit me from the start and I liked Becky’s resilience, making her character likeable and believable.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Avon Books UK for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

When Becky discovers her husband John has committed crimes she is determined to report him. They are both police detectives but it would seem John comes off Scott free and Becky is portrayed as the unhinged one. Determined to see justice Becky takes on a dangerous mission never knowing who she can trust to bring John down.
I enjoyed the book however in some places it felt a little slow and drawn out

Unfortunately this was a dnf for me. The prologue really grasped my attention and I did wanted to read more until the plot developed. I couldn’t really connect with the main character because I felt that the only thing about her personality was that she was in the police, her partner was too and she was trying to expose him. I felt I wasn’t learning anything else. I also felt the coincidences to be unrealistic. She just happened to turn up at a cafe and meet her ex’s new partner. I think the concept has potential however the character development of the MFC was off putting.

Recently split from her husband John after discovering his dark secrets Becky is on a mission to prove Johns guilt. When Becky (a then detective) first tried to take John on it resulted in her losing everything. Her career, her home and her life as she knew it.

Since being expelled from the police Becky is determined to prove Johns guilt as a rapist and she seeks the help of Nina (johns new partner) as well as 2 of her old colleagues from the police.

The more Becky digs the more danger she realises she is in. John is clearly watching her every move. Becky begins recieving threats, strange things happen around her and attempts to silence her are made. Becky also faces another problem. Bent coppers, clearly when she first brought knowledge of Johns crimes to the police someone on the inside was helping John by destroying evidence.

As things move on they become bleaker and bleaker for Becky, it seems there is no one out there she can trust, but the more down and out Becky begins to look the more determined she becomes to fight back and get justice for Johns victims.

I was super excited to get an early readers copy of Alice Hunters latest thriller bad Apple, having read all her previous books I knew I was in for a real treat and I wasn’t at all disappointed. I was hooked from start to finish.

At times I did find things slightly predictable and without saying too much I had my hunches and doubts throughout the whole book about various characters and most of the time I was proved right, but this didn’t take away too much from the book for me and I still really enjoyed reading it.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy of this book in exchange for this review.

Who can you trust if not your husband? Gripping and gut churning at times,I raced through this hook completely hooked from the first page.