More of a prequel to the first book in this series. We find out more about the elusive serial killer Ted Armitage.
Twist Valley
by Amy Cross
Rebecca Ballard just wants a break. As she struggles to balance life as a new mother with her attempts to put some magic back into her marriage, she sets off on a trip to fetch a few papers from the office. But will she ever make it home?
After breaking down on a desolate stretch of road, Rebecca is immediately wary when a man named Ted Armitage stops and offers to help. Having already fixed the problem herself, Rebecca gets going again, but Ted isn't a man who takes rejection well and he's soon on her trail. Before she knows what has hit her, Rebecca finds herself dragged away to a remote farm. And she's not the first woman who's ended up in Ted's clutches.
Trapped in a desperate race to survive, Rebecca begins to discover the true depths of Ted's madness. Although he tells her that her fate is in her own hands, and that she has a genuine chance to eventually walk away, Rebecca knows that she's going to have to take matters into her own hands. But just how much does Ted know about the land around his farm? And what's causing the strange noises that disturb his house at night? Rebecca quickly comes to realize that she might not be the only one in danger.
Twist Valley is the second book in the Ted Armitage trilogy, about a man whose murderous activities in rural England have somehow gone undetected for years.
Reviews
Good story!
Chilling
Another chilling tale about the serial killer, Ted, whose craziness delves further into chaos.
I don't give spoilers so will just say that it's fast-paced and great storytelling. It's a shame that it has American spelling (English story) and typos and grammatical errors (e.g. no capital is needed for 'sir' unless at the beginning of a sentence or a prefix). Maybe a change of editor is necessary? However, I still enjoyed the story as a whole.
Worth a look.
Surprised me.
So... I wrote a review on the first book of this trilogy, Out There, in which I wasn't really talking so nicely about it; but anyways, I like ending what I start, and reading only one book of a trilogy would make me think - in a hyper-obsesive way - of HAVING to buy the whole rest of it. So, yeah, I bought it.
Basically, this book goes on with Ted kidnapping a woman because he 'overheard' one of her conversations with which his sick mind couldn't be okay with. However, it turns out the kidnapped woman and Ted aren't the only ones in Ted's farm somewhere in Twist Valley. It has an interesting story you REALLY have to read.
The best and most original thing I've ever seen on any book I've read: the fact that Cross takes you back and tells you the whole story behind of what actually happens on the first look we have at what Ted actually does in his barn, in the beggining of Out There. She literally goes to the past without revealing it untill you're almost finishing the book. I really didn't even think of thinking of it, that really gives Cross a big point on favor. It had a lot of plottwists I also didn't expect. Generally, I have to admit I enjoyed this book a lot more than I enjoyed the first one.
I totally recommend this book and take for sure that I'll read the next one, finally completting the trilogy. Once more, I have to say, Cross, you're way too talented.
