The Prisoner
B. A. Paris
Publication Date: November 1, 2022 by St. Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Rating: 4 👢👢👢👢
Summary: Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne.
But then, Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?
My thoughts: B.A. Paris has become a go-to author for me whenever I'm in the mood for something suspenseful. What began with an abduction turned into the unraveling of a web of lies, cover ups, and murder. While this story started off fast, overall it was a slow build up. Paris use of short chapters helped to keep the reader on the right path. The main character Amelia's life story of landing on her own two feet after being left as a penniless orphan seemed a bit of a stretch but didn't take away from the main thread. Her friendships and ultimate marriage to Ned certainly added clarity to the why of events. The intensity of the narration was spot on while Amelia was locked in the dark room evaluating her options. I'm not sure anyone who reads this will be able to figure out who ultimately kidnapped her. A very captivating read.
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