Flowers for the Dead

Wow, I loved this book very much. It's dark, intense and quite chilling at times, and it really made for some harrowing reading. 
Caroline Wilson, aka Linn to her friends, grew up as an only child with her parents in a small town in Yorkshire. Along with her small group of friends: Anna, Jay and Teo, Linn often got up to some mischief, namely ringing people's doorbells or knocking on the door and scarpering and the four of them shared the code they used; ding, ding, ding or knock-knock-ginger. 
A horrific incident takes place, and next comes a whole web of secrets, lies and deceit. As the story develops, we read between two timelines - 19 years ago when the incident happened and forward to the present day. 
Linn decides to go back to her childhood home after memories and questions are re-awakened and to try and lay her past to rest. Strange things start to happen and I did feel scared (in a good way!), why is the childhood code she shared with her friends being brought back up? And by whom?.. I honestly didn't trust anyone in her Village and found the characters to be extremely creepy - especially the Detective - but I loved them all and I think the elements made for great reading. I could really see why Linn behaved the way that she did; her life had been destroyed. 
Why are the villagers not telling the truth - what are they hiding?! And more importantly, who is the Perpetrator? I loved the ideas that Linn came up with, even if they were very eccentric, it was entertaining and i loved it. 
I was shocked by the ending and had no idea who the Perp/s would turn out to be. However, it certainly made perfect sense and all became clearer at the end. I think the plot very clever and the characters are strong and just right for their parts. 
I will definitely read some more books by this author as I love their writing style and I can't fault this. I never got confused with the dual timelines, nor with the main characters and past narration. I highly recommend. 
Thank you very much to 0ne More Chapter and Harper Collins UK via Netgalley for allowing me to read this fantastic book

I very much enjoyed this very gripping. Linn leaves her home town with Oliver who is now her husband 19 years ago the doorbell ran the childish ring only her friends know Linn answered the door and was raped and she could not remember who it was her parents have since died but she gets delivered something off her mum so she goes back to her hometown this is a must read you wont be able to stop reading the twists and turns are brilliant

Very well written. The storyline was perfect. I could not out it down. Read the book in one day. The author sucks you in to the plot.

This hypnotic book was worth every single minute of sleep lost to the weary blue light of the omnipotent Kindle! 

Tread lightly through this story, one littered with a minefield of duplicitous, sinister, and warped—but kind of quirky—characters. Keep up with the jarring back and forth pace of what Graham, Linn, and Anna have to say, for there are many who insist that their story must be heard. However, whatever you do, do NOT believe one word that anyone says and do not—DO NOT—open your door!

Chilling, wicked, slick, crazy, pulse-quickening, tight, riveting, shocking, thrilling... Stick a grammatically-correct "most" in front of some the aforementioned descriptors and slap an "est" on the end of the rest! Bar none, this one of my top favorite thrillers to date. Whoa! Damn... You've gotta read it! 5+ stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Impulse and Killer Reads, and C. K. Williams for an ARC of 'Flowers for the Dead' in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

Really enjoyed this novel with well developed characters and a fascinating storyline that make this a must read. Highly recommended.