I did enjoy reading this and it did just about hold my interest, however, it was rather overly convuluted with some quite unnecessary complications.
The premise was quite good, and I liked the idea of the women joining up to bring someone to justice, just their methods seemed to be far too complex, and because we spent so much time at the front of the book reading false explanations from the main character it became too confusing when the truth eventually trickled out.
Just one too many red herrings for me but a clever original idea.

Hang on a minute while I catch my breath, and catch up on all the sleep I lost reading this until the early hours of the morning! I read this in the first week of the new year, and this book has already shot its way onto my list of top reads for 2024!

Tate Kinsella is a temp at a global bank. She’s also a struggling actress, who’s in debt up to her eyeballs and is the black sheep of her family whose successful siblings have all agreed that she’s a lost cause and that they aren’t going to help her out of her financial crisis. So right from the start, you know that Tate hasn’t always made the best life choices.

But then the unthinkable happens and Tate is accused of murder! She says she didn’t do it – the woman who fell off the roof of the building where Tate works is someone she’d only met the night before! Why on earth would anyone think she murdered her? But her story just doesn’t add up. When you hear Tate’s version of events, you’ll think you’ll know what happened.

Think again … and again … and again!

This book will make your head spin! Every time you think you’re getting a grip on what’s going on … PLOT TWIST!! It’s clever and crafty; smart and polished; slick and complex. It’s sophisticated and intriguing; shocking and heartbreaking; brilliant and just downright WOW on every level!

It won’t take long for the reader to realize that Tate is the epitome of the unreliable narrator. But as the plot clips along at a swift pace, you won’t care. All you’ll want to know is … WHAT HAPPENED? Your powers of perception will be tested numerous times, as you’re forced to re-evaluate your opinions of each character, time and time again.

But before you think this is just a well-crafted, pacy thriller, combined with an intricate police procedural, there are also a couple of deep themes involved here too. There’s a fresh look at misogynism in the workplace and a sensitive take on illness, which begs the question: “What would you do?”

I can’t recommend this book highly enough! 5 stars aren’t enough!

Very cleverly written. A bit of a head spinner for sure. Definitely deserves to hold the psychological thriller genre.

⭐️ 4.5 ⭐️

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

The Woman on the Ledge is such a brilliant read. It pulled me in from the beginning and held my interest right to the end.
 
It's beautifully written and so cleverly plotted; it's a multi-layered story; in fact, it's got more layers than an onion. As one layer was peeled away, and I thought I had it all sussed, there was another layer underneath waiting to be revealed. 
 
The characterisation is superb. I love an unreliable narrator, and I was never sure who to trust or believe; I guessed and double-guessed all the way through.
 
The Woman on the Ledge is an excellent read with perfect misdirection and a particularly satisfying ending.

I was right there with this until it was implied that using a wheelchair would be worse than dying from jumping off a roof..

It’s like I want these characters in another storyline.

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Very, VERY good and gripped me to the last chapter!

Mothers will protect their babes no matter what it costs them……. That’s the moral of this chilling tale.

Women coming together to seek justice and retribution…..welcome to the sisterhood of justice…..bet served cold!

A cleverly written book. The story develops throughout the book as the reader slowly learns the story behind the story. Everything is not always as it seems . Twists and turns along the way but didn’t want to put it down even though at times I was a bit confused who-did-what.

Very good. This started out as quite a traditional mystery and started to twist and turn quickly. I don’t want give anything away but it is definitely worth reading. I enjoyed it a lot.

A gripping story that kept me hooked to the end. Excellent, well formed characters, a unique writing style and clever narrative. Will read more from this author. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

The Woman on The Ledge by Ruth Mancini
Publisher: Random House UK, Cornerstone
Published on 4/1/24

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NO SPOILERS

A great psychological thriller with plenty of twists and turns. Just when you think you’ve worked it out it goes in a completely different direction. I was a little confused a couple of times and had to flip backwards, but it was a very entertaining and absorbing read.

Many thanks to the Author, Publisher and NetGalley for this advance reader copy in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

I had such high hopes for this book and was instantly hooked when I started reading it. Unfortunately the book lost its appeal for me halfway through and I became confused
I didn’t think that the twist was dramatic having guessed the majority of it. I appreciate that the book is fiction but the way that the book came together just didn’t make much sense and was very unrealistic
I did enjoy the writing style and have loved the authors previous work. The book was just a bit too messy for me

A great read, a real gripping page turner with a few twists. I did find that there was some repetition that was disappointing for me.

I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller which initially seemed to be fairly straightforward however like the death in the book appearances can be deceptive.

When the author started to seemingly repeat the initial events I thought that this may be a bit of a chore but was quickly relieved of this notion when it became clear that this was an entirely different set of circumstances. Throw in a hefty bit of back story for more than one character and this take becomes even more intriguing. Definitely a book worth reading as you will no see where this is going for a good while and even when you do it's still an excellent tale.

Thanks to the publisher, NetGalley and the author for my advance review copy.

This is the first book I have read by this author, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. What I got was a brilliant tale of suspense combined with delicate issues such as the exploitation of vulnerability, which I must say, I felt was handled with great sensitivity. The plot itself is both engaging, and complex, and I was gripped by the many twists and turns. The pacing is perfect, and the author has mastered the art of ‘conceal V reveal’. All in all, a well-written and gritty read, which I have no hesitation on recommending.

First time reading this author and what a brilliant book to begin with. Plenty going on throughout the story to get the "little grey cells" moving about with lots of twists and turns and only at the end is the reader privy to everything! It is a great page turner and one that I certainly didn't want to stop reading.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC to review.

Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher for my ARC

This book had me reeling, just when you think you have the answers you are thrown back to the beginning of the story and the version of events in your mind changes again and again. As you can imagine from the title the book is focused on a woman on a ledge and is a story of lies, deceit, age old trauma and loss.

What an excellent story. This is a gripping tale of suspense where everything is not as it seems. A woman has fallen from the 25th floor of a building to her death and you (Tate Kinsella) are suspected of her murder. But the more you protest your innocence, the more holes and inconsistencies appear in your story. What aren’t you telling the police?

The plot is incredibly engaging, and had me intrigued at every twist and turn (and there are many!) as the story gradually unfolds. To say anything about the plot would be to give too much away - you just have to read it and enjoy the ride.

The author straddles the line of reveal vs. conceal perfectly as we gradually find out more about what happened. The pacing is spot on: I was just about getting used to one revelation or twist of the plot when another one came along that made me question everything that I thought up to that point.

There is a particular kind of mystery novel that I *don’t* get on with - those where several equally plausible possibilities are developed by the author, then one is arbitrarily revealed to be the truth at the end (Agatha Christie, I’m looking at you). This book isn’t like that. Throughout the story, there is usually just one version of “what happened”, but that version warps and bends as new information is revealed - and I *really* liked that.

The story deals with some emotive and difficult issues around vulnerability and predatory behaviour, and I thought that it was done with great sensitivity.

This is a plot-driven story, and packs a lot in. Consequently, the character development (especially of the secondary characters) isn’t very deep. But this is a minor quibble, and there is an authenticity about all of the characters; I found some of the scenes towards the end of the book incredibly moving.

Thank you #NetGalley and Random House UK Cornerstone Century for the free review copy of #TheWomanOnTheLedge in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Absolutely adored the way Ruth created a captivating plot, which unfurled to deliver a hugely satisfying ending. Set in London, in my neighbourhood, made the story that much more gripping and tense. The characters all lived off the page, and their backstories were woven in beautifully. Brava, Ruth!

Loved this book. I really needed a good WHATS GOING ON book and this was the one. Very twisty and I didn’t see it coming. Excellent.

I've not read any by Ruth Mancini before but I will now! I'm writing this review with very tired eyes after staying away because I couldn't put it down. Highly recommended.