Title: The Other People
Author: C.J. Tudor
Rating: 📖📖📖 / 5
Tudor's third book, The Other People, is another thriller that ended up being quite the slow burn. And when I say slow, I mean SLOW. It has been a while since I have read another Tudor book but I remember The Chalk Man being the same way. And for a lot of books the slow burn works but this one just left me wondering "so when do we get to the good part?"
The story follows Gabe, a father who lost his daughter and wife to a home invasion gone wrong. But something nags him about his daughter Izzy's death when he thinks he sees her in the back of the car in front of him on the night of their murders. He cannot let go of his vision of his daughter in the back of the car and searches for her for years. Nobody believes him of course. Then there's Katie the inconspicuous waitress at the diner that Gabe often frequents. We also follow Fran and her daughter Alice on the run from someone or something that will not leave them alone. We learn that not all is well with Alice and she seems to have an otherworldly fear of mirrors...Finally there are "The Other People", a group on the Dark Web that you turn to when you need just a bit more justice than the law can provide you. And their price is steep.
Overall, the book wasn't bad. I just wanted MORE. It seemed like a perfect book to me and had so much potential but just fell short. Most of the actions and revelations happen in the last 50-60 pages which sort of stinks because had it been a bit more spread out I think I would have gobbled the story up more. There just wasn't enough action. There are supernatural aspects to the book which definitely help the story from being completely stale and predictable. Tudor always delivers on the supernatural. Tudor also writes very well. It isn't difficult to follow her style of writing and her jumping between characters is smoother than many thrillers out there with multiple main characters. Her books are definitely stepping stones into the larger thriller universe.
I recommend this one for the casual thriller lover. Enjoy!
