Naomi Hannah has been blind from birth, she lives in a little town where she is alone. After the breakup of her marriage two years ago she has been contemplating taking her own life. It has become a daily obsession but is not quite ready to take the final step. Naomi stumbles across a body in alley and the killer is standing in the shadows watching her WHY?
Each time another body turns up Naomi is not far away. Naomi has a secret so do others in the town. Will she find out the truth before it is too late?
I read this book in one sitting, was hooked from the first page and the killer was not revealed until the end of the book. I loved this book a really good read.
I would like to thank the author Jack Jordan, Atlantic Books and Net.galley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for giving an honest review.

4.5 stars!
Before Her Eyes is vastly different from A Woman Scorned and alhough I really live for psychological thrillers that deliver twist upon twist, Before Her Eyes is more of a police procedural and made its own impact on me with a brilliant plot. Jordan makes the story that much more menacing by including a blind woman into the story and the tension ramps up when she crosses paths with a serial killer the moment she stumbles quite literally on the scene of a murder. This is stuff worth holding your breath for! She realises she’s not alone either and at his mercy she does make it out alive but wow, being so close and not knowing who’s in front of you must be terrifying and I got the goosebumps feeling how Naomi must have felt at that moment. Behind Her Eyes was a nerve-wracking novel, even I could feel the killer breathing down my neck. Naomi’s blindness was definitely a major advantage to the story and created the perfect amount of tension.. she feels like she might be in danger and I couldn’t blame her for one second. I’ve never seen the killer so close yet being unable to figure out who he or she was at all.

A missing person’s case of the past undoubtedly has something to do with the present case. It’s all pretty vague for the reader and for Detective Markus Campbell who’s told to drop this line of investigation but luckily, he’s like a dog with a bone and tries to find out more. At least one detective with common sense or is it true that there’s something to be said of corruption in the office after all?

I had no sympathy whatsoever for the killer after a particularly horrific action towards Naomi which made my heart bleed and made me want to shout some – not to be misunderstood – profane words. Detective Lisa Elliott wasn’t exactly on my friend list either. I hoped veritably that Marcus would be able to star as the hero of the day even if he had to pull a one man show. The picture of where to look was muddled though, Marcus struggled and couldn’t make heads or tails of the killing spree and I was none the wiser either but I was certainly drawn into the story and let it unfold with a few surprising and shocking revelations, ruling out suspects and getting new ones in my sight as I went along, only to find them killed unceremoniously with the progression of the story. Jordan has written a complex story with a clever plotline, a past that runs through into the present and where everyone has their own set of motives. Some of it was set up to distract and I fell victim to this as well so eyes on the prize if you want to do better than me :-).

Then, just when you think Jordan has given it his all, he adds that one perfectly amazing touch and that one final sentence that just hits the ball out of court. Oh yeah, talk about ending on a high note! It makes me want mooore!

Naomi has been blind since birth and is very unhappy with her life. She is divorced and lonely. She thinks about ending her life but never seems to have the courage to actually go through with it.
One day she stumbles across a body in the middle of an alleyway and the murderer blocks her path and taunts her with it. From this point on Naomi is in terrible danger, who can she trust and why did the murderer let her live?

I really enjoyed this story, quickly turning the pages to see what happened and to see how it would end. If you like fast paced physiological thrillers than give this one a go, I recommend it.

Many thanks to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.

I was up to 1:15 finishing this book which either means I am insomniac or the book was so great I wanted to finish it. It was the latter.

It is difficult to review without giving away the result of the twists and turns and I certainly did not see the last one coming, well done Jack.

Basically tells the story of Naomi who is blind, who lives in a town where a girl went missing when she was a teenager and the case was never solved and no body was found.. Then a body turns up which could be linked to that disappearance and Naomi and her family and friends can drawn into the story. Will we finally get to discover what happened in the original investigation and the new one before more lives are lost? You will have to read to discover why!

My second book by Jack Jordan with a couple more waiting to read, they have gone up in the pile to read next!

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 enjoyable stars

This was an easy to read police procedural book. It had a few twists and turns but it lacked a little something special to make it an unputdownable page turner.

It’s weird because I have read only one other book by the author and my review for that is similar to this - like a book of two half’s.

The first half is a tad slow and ploddy but then the second half could have been written by someone else - a faster pace and improved narrative.

Ok.

A greatly written novel with a lot of twists. The entire story kept me on my toes and I could not wait to finish it

Wow! A fantastic read, I couldn't put it down. A beautifully written and brilliant story with a totally unanticipated ending. Forget everything you thought you knew, a refreshingly dark and intriguing thriller, which just leaves you wanting more