When Abbie met Ryan she was sure he was 'the one'. A few years older than her, handsome, successful & caring he was everything she could want. When she introduced him to her family she was sure they would agree. Her mother & grandmother are really taken with him but Ed just senses there is something 'off' about him. He can't put his finger on it, but is he just too good to be true? In light of her Grandmother's failing health they are planning to marry very soon. 

Ed is horrified. He puts all his energy into trying to find out 'the truth'! Soon his whole life is consumed with internet searches, tracking devices & even a private investigator. Nothing could convince him that all was going to be well with Abbie's husband to be. He had a track record for scaring off unwanted suitors, but this was extreme even for him!I really like Ed, but I wanted to shake some sense into him! 

This story had me glued to the page. It was a terrific no stop ride. Thanks to Netgalley & the publisher for letting me read & review this book.

Thank you for my ARC unfortunately due to events over the last few months I am struggling to concentrate on reading. I will be reading and reviewing this book on my blog at some point in the not to distant future

She says he's perfect. I know he's lying . . .
He caught me watching, and our eyes met. That was when it hit me.
There was something not quite right about my daughter's new boyfriend . . .
The doting father
Ed finally meets his daughter's boyfriend for the first time. Smart, successful and handsome, Ryan appears to be a real catch. Then Abbie announces their plan to get married.
The perfect fiancé
There's just one problem. Ed thinks Ryan is lying to them.
Who would you believe?
All of Ed's instincts tell him his daughter is in terrible danger - but no-one else can see it. With the wedding date approaching fast, Ed sets out to uncover Ryan's secrets, before it's too late . . .

This is a wonderful thrilling read with a twist you won't see coming!
Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start.
Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believeable.
Great suspense and action with wonderful world building  that adds so much to the story.
Such a thrilling read that I couldn't put it down.
Can't wait to read more of these.
Recommend reading.

I was provided an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher.  This is my own honest voluntary review.

I am new to T.M. Logan as an author. This book was one which I sped through as I just wanted to KNOW! the ending when it came was not a surprise and yet the suspense was kept up throughout. It is the type of book which is fun to read once in a while but carries no great depth. A good psychological thriller.

I have very mixed views on this book - was it readable - yes it was - a very easy read and a page turner.  However it was so far fetched - silly in places.  I could not buy into the characters to be honest and I felt it was a little bit writing by numbers.  Very average but I can see that it will be popular and an easy beach read.  Sorry I did not like it more.

Another huge hit from this author. This is a fast paced thriller with plenty of twists and turns which kept me guessing from start to finish. Definitely one to read. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

A fast paced thriller with plenty of twists that kept me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more!! I loved the short chapters and devoured this book in less than 48 hours. 

I was more than happy with the ending (a lot of books recently have left me feeling  a little flat and disappointed by their endings) and despite a few plot points that seemed a bit unrealistic and left you wondering how on earth that would have happened, I loved it! 

Four and a half stars from me!  

If like me you enjoyed TM Logan’s ‘The Holiday’ then I would definitely recommend you add this book to your wish list!

When Lucy brings her boyfriend, Ryan, home to meet her parents for the first time her father, Ed has a bad feeling about him. He appears to be perfect but when during the visit Ryan asks his permission to marry Lucy, Ed is not happy as he doesn’t trust Ryan and becomes obsessed with catching him out to the detriment of his job and relationships. 
Overall, I found this book to be an enthralling read although I felt that the first half was a bit long and left me feeling frustrated with Ed’s overprotectiveness and paranoia. 
Thanks to NetGalley for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow!! What a brilliant read! Although you kind of know what is going to happen you can't read fast enough to see if it will have a good outcome or not.

Your daughter brings home a new boyfriend and immediately the hair on the back of your neck rises. You just know he is bad news. How do you deal with this? This is the dilemma Ed must deal with. To make it worse they announce that they are getting married. Will he be able to make Abby see that Ryan is not right for her in time and how far will he go to prove this? 

A brilliant and cleverly written story that kept me entertained from beginning to end. You can feel Ed's desperation the more his life falls apart around him. I also found the switch in narrators at the end very interesting and will definitely read more books by this author.

Thank you to Netgalley, Bonnier Books UK and Zaffre Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

The description of this book sounded really intriguing. The story was fast paced and I read this a lot quicker than a lot of the books I've been reading in lockdown - I needed to know what happened! I felt like from the beginning we knew that Ed's suspicions would be correct, but had no idea how it would unravel. 
I will definitely check out TM Logan's other books. Thank you for the ARC.

Oh this was so good, it really took you on a journey and pulled at which side you were on!

Abbie has just announced her engagement to Ryan, a handsome, successful man who appears to clearly adore her.

Abbie's mum is over the moon, Abbie's dad, Ed is less over joyed. He can't put his finger on it, but there is something about Ryan, he gets this weird vibe from him. He had a weird vibe about something in the past and didn't act on that and it led to a heart breaking situation.

Ed goes to crazy lengths to expose Ryan, even though he's not sure what he's trying to expose. His actions put a strain on his job, his marriage and his relationship with Abbie. He can't ignore his gut instinct, but Ryan is the model son-in-law.

Is Ed delusional?
Is Ryan just too smart and can play Ed at his own game?

Either way - we know due to the prologue that a body is buried...

LOVED this book, couldn't put it down. Read it in a day.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book, This is my honest opinion.

This is a fantastic book from T. M. Logan; one I'd been looking forward to reading for a long time and one that definitely didn't disappoint!

Ed Collier is meeting the boyfriend of his treasured daughter Abbie for the first time when he gets the feeling that this man is not what he seems. But to everyone else, Ryan seems perfect. A rising career, model looks, a volunteer with the police and hospice, an ex-soldier and Manchester University graduate, he has everything. Ed convinces himself that Ryan is too good to be true. 

Protective of his only daughter, Ed is shocked when the couple announce their surprise engagement with a wedding date just 6 weeks away! Unable to accept this man as his future son-in-law, Ed quickly becomes obsessed with proving that there's something wrong with Ryan. And as time runs out before the imminent wedding, Ed's obsession starts to take over his life as he desperately tries to find the dirt on Ryan before it's too late. 

This is a really well written book and swings really well from making the reader as suspicious as Ed and then back to doubting Ed's opinion and state of mind. As his obsession grows, it's unsettling to see just how far Ed is willing to go to keep his daughter safe. 

The Catch is really well written with fantastic, well-paced character development that had me doubting myself time and time again. There is also a range of "background characters" who add further intrigue and doubt to Ed's story. 

I struggled to put this one down! Fairly short chapters with accounts from the different characters always make for an addictive read and this was done really well in The Catch. About 75% through this book, it really kicks up a gear and even at 98% I didn't know how it would end! 

Very enjoyable and very highly recommended from me! If you enjoyed The Holiday, I strongly recommend you go out and buy/borrow The Catch ASAP... you won't be disappointed!  

Thank you to T. M. Logan, NetGalley and Bonnier Books UK for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A robust enough fast paced ‘is he bad/‘is he good’story

Ryan is perfect, handsome, intelligent, debonair and even plays his guitar to the very ill at his local hospice in his spare time 

Abbie has found her dream man and wants nothing more than to marry him, she is 100% besotted 

Ed, her Dad, however has an instinctive bad feeling, something isn’t right, the last time he had one of these ‘feelings’ he didn’t act on it and a disaster happened that wrecked his families lives 

Is Ed right? Is Ryan the new Ted Bundy or is he actually just a decent hard working good good guy, sickening in his virtue lol but none the less a dream? 

The book takes you on Ed’s journey to find this out and how his own life takes a steep downward turn as he tries to prove what he feels

Well written, thumpingly good characters to hate and others to love and although at times a bit eye raising on the believable stakes a real page turning high drama family thriller that hits all the right spots as it speeds you onto a quite frightening conclusion

8/10
4 Stars

“He caught me watching, and our eyes met. That was when it hit me. There was something not quite right about my daughter’s new boyfriend…”

The Catch is the new thriller from TM Logan, known for his bestselling book The Holiday that was released last year. I was keen to get my hands on his new book and I was very happy to be granted a copy of the e-book on Netgalley.

The story starts with Ed, meeting his daughter’s fiancé for the first time. Ryan comes across as charming, handsome and very successful. He seems to be the perfect future husband to Abbie. To Ed however, he seems too good to be true. He knows in his gut that something is off about Ryan. The shadows in his eyes, the family that is conveniently no longer around, the strange stories he comes out with that don’t seem to add up. Claire, Ed’s wife thinks he is ridiculous and is too over protective of Abbie. This doesn’t stop Ed digging around trying to find out more about his future son-in-law’s past. The more he digs however, the more his own family start to think he is going through some kind of mid life crisis and is going a bit crazy. He risks losing them, his job and his sanity. The book makes you question who is really the crazy one and who do you believe?

This book is probably very close to home to a lot of doting, over protective fathers of daughters. This though is just like a twisted version of the film Father of The Bride. I was horrified at the lengths Ed was going to trying to investigate Ryan. I did think, who on earth would go to such extremes to find out about someone’s past just because of a feeling that something is off. I was at times really cringing at how much of a sticky situation Ed was getting himself into. I just wanted to shout at him and tell him not to do certain things as it always ended up messing everything up. But it all really does bring together a fantastic thriller that draws your attention in so you don’t want to put the book down.

It is quite an easy read with small chapters and it has that type of ending where you race through the pages to find out how it is all going to end. The Peak District makes the perfect setting for some parts of story. The main thing is that you never are sure who to believe throughout the book. Is Ryan hiding something or is Ed just paranoid?

This is bound to be a summer sensation just like the author’s last book. Thriller fans will definitely not be disappointed.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bonnier Books UK for my ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

“Smart, intense, and with a humdinger of a mid-point twist. I loved it.” Gillian McAllister author of Anything You Do Say
Last summer, I was on vacation in the blazing Mediterranean sunshine, reading TM Logan’s novel The Holiday. I read it in a matter of hours; it was pacy, dynamic and so careful with the way it drip-fed readers information, leaving us hanging right until the very last page.
When I received an email about TM Logan’s next book, I didn’t hesitate. YES PLEASE!
The main difference between The Holiday and The Catch is that in The Holiday, Logan keeps the audience desperate for information until the very last page. In The Catch, it’s all about the prologue; we know where roughly where we’re going to end up, there’s only the question of who’s perspective it’s written from. There’s a creeping sense of dread when you realise what is happening.
In the first few pages of The Catch, we meet Ed & Claire’s family; their daughter Abbie and her new boyfriend Ryan. We know very little about everyone, aside from Ryan. We quickly learn that Abbie is thrilled with him — he’s the model boyfriend. Then it’s revealed — even though this is the first time he’s meeting the parents — he’s actually her fiancé. Then it’s revealed they’re getting married the following month.
It’s all moving very quickly and Ed, Abbie’s father, is extremely hesitant. But the soon-to-be wed couple have an answer for everything, and a grandmother who’d miss the wedding if they waited any longer, Ed struggles to find a concrete reason why he feels so uneasy.
We spend the novel trying to decide if Ed is unhinged or if Ryan is bad news. TM Logan takes us to the edge of believing both — Ed could be seen as a deranged, stalking, over-protective-to-a-fault father, whilst Ryan has a lot of inconsistencies in his life that Ed just can’t get his head around. But Ed also seems to have secrets of his own.
This is a pacy, smart thriller that will keep heads turning the whole way through the book. TM Logan writes of a father’s insecurity effortlessly, playing on the lengths that a father would go to, to protect his little girl.

The Catch by T.M. Logan
3.5 stars

Synopsis 

Ed should be happy. His only daughter (Abbie) has just announced her engagement to the perfect man (Ryan). Ryan has a well-paid job, he volunteers at a local hospice and he runs marathons for charity. Abbie informs her parents that not only is she moving in with Ryan, but they also intend to wed within the month. Ed’s gut instinct is telling him that Ryan is not as perfect as he seems; a gut instinct he once ignored resulting in tragedy….

Review 

The opening of this book starts with someone digging a grave which captured my interest straight away! Along with the short chapters, I found this book to be fast-faced and ended up reading it in one sitting. 

I hate to admit that although I enjoyed the ending of this book, I did find it a little far-fetched. I do enjoy storylines that I can see occurring in “real life”. 

Overall, an enjoyable and fast-paced read. 

Thank-you to Amazon Publishing UK via Netgalley for providing me with an advanced electronic copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

The Catch is due to be published on the 11th June 2020.

Another 5* read from Mr Logan. I didn't think he could beat last year's Summer hit, but The Catch is just as good, if not better. The plot hooks you in and the writing keeps up the pace so there is never fear of any boredom!

This is the story of Ed. He and his wife Claire are shocked when their daughter Abbie brings home the boyfriend she has been dating for 7 months for the first time. Not only is it revealed that they are planning to move in together but also they plan to marry in a few weeks time. Ed immediately feels that something isn’t right about her daughter’s fiancé. On the outside he seems to be perfect but Ed can see a darkness to him. No matter how gently he tries he cannot persuade his daughter to postpone the wedding so they can get to know him better. This story is a race against time to find evidence against his future son in law to stop his daughter making the biggest mistake of her life. But maybe this could all be in Ed’s mind.

As always with this author this was a fast paced thriller which is easy to read. I managed to finish this in just one sitting. I wasn’t the greatest fan of the plot. I thought that Ed took some stupid risks and did very stupid things in order to try and get some evidence against his future son in law. The ending was actually the exact opposite of what I was expecting.

This was split into five parts – the boyfriend, the son-in-law, the husband, the catch and the epilogue – mainly narrated by Ed but with some chapters from his wife, adult daughter and her boyfriend. Basically Ed has a bad feeling about Abbie’s new boyfriend, soon-to-be husband, and spends the book trying to prove he’s right? But, Ed has history of disliking and warning off Abbie’s previous boyfriends....

Refreshingly this wasn’t one of those books where the bad things don’t happen to good people or where someone can be hit, kicked, punched, stabbed, break a leg, etc and yet still manage to escape the baddie cartoon-stylee. 

Yet in another way it was quite unbelievable. Yes Ed has suffered immense loss in the past but he’s basically a normal guy, doting father, loyal husband, stable job, hobbies, friends, etc.

And, I know it’s a book so things have to be sped up but his rapid downward spiral from there to being fired, estranged from his daughter and wife, cautioned by the police, and stone-broke in the space of a just a few weeks based on solely on a ‘look’ from his daughter’s new husband seemed a bit insane.

Hypocritically though the first parts of book were quite slow as apart from Ed’s downward spiral and increasing obsession with Ryan nothing much happens. There are real no hints or clues, no twists and turns, nothing to try and work out or second-guess. 

Whilst it was fairly slow-paced it’s still strangely compelling, perhaps because TM Logan takes ordinary characters and throws them into extraordinary situations. The characters make crazy decisions but for the best of reasons and maybe we’d do the same in their situation. With short chapters it’s also a really easy read. So, not edge-of-your-seat reading but surprisingly enjoyable nonetheless.

I first came across this author's work in The Holiday, a hot and claustrophobic story of friends spending a week together in a rather lovely house in Languedoc - Roussillon. That kept me well hooked.

The novel opens as Abbie is visiting her parents, Ed and Claire and introducing her new boyfriend, Ryan (fiancé, in fact, as it turns out). He is suave, good looking, he drives a nice car and has a good job, he has seen service in the army in Afghanistan, he volunteers at a hospice. What's not to like? Plenty, as it turns out, believes Ed. The women, of course are smitten.

Ed wants the best for his little girl. He has already despatched (in the sense of 'sent away') former boyfriend George. As a family they lost their youngest child Joshua in an accident and of course Ed is going to be over protective to his remaining child. That is his job as a father.

The wedding is scheduled for just a few weeks hence. The countdown to the nuptials marks the ever-increasing and fevered investigations, bordering on the obsessive, that Ed is carrying out, at great cost to himself. His job is on the line, he is threatened, as he follows Ryan across the city, even installing a tracker. Is this psychopathy? Is he having a breakdown?

Ryan meanwhile remains as cool as a cucumber. The author keeps the two men's stories running parallel which builds the pathos. What is the reality of the situation?

The Peak District makes a great backdrop for some of the scenes in the novel and I read it in a day and it kept my attention, away from current world events. If you enjoyed The Holiday, then you will love The Catch.