Review: BELIEVE ME by J.P. Delaney

Publisher Quercus
Length 383 pages
Format softcover
Published 2018
Series Standalone 
My Copy provided by the publisher

My Review

A complex and addictive crime thriller. 

Believe Me will end up being one of my top crime reads this year (2018). The story is vice-like in its ability to latch onto the readers attention and not let go. 

Claire is a struggling actress from London who is hoping to make it big in the land of opportunities; only, the lights of Broadway don't have that same sparkle and promise as seen from afar and gigs in this profession don't come cheaply. You either sell your talents to those with influence or sell yourself. 

When a unique job offering comes her way, Claire, somewhat reluctantly accepts; she's to pick up men suspected of cheating on their significant others and capture evidence to take back to the suspecting party. It's a modern day honey trap that she quickly excels at. 

It's at this point the story takes a dark and deadly turn following the murder of a client with the police looking at Claire as a suspect. 

Que a complex narrative, head games, and twists aplenty as author JP Delaney plays with the readers mind as easily as a cat does a ball of string. 

My rating: 5/5. I read Believe Me in two sittings - which would've been one had I not started reading it late at night. Just a great, clever piece of crime fiction that has me yearning for more.