The One Who Got Away

In L.A. Detwiler's The One Who Got Away, this chilling serial killer thriller will leave you breathless and with goosebumps in the end. For 79-year-old Adeline Evans, she just moved into Smith Creek Manor in West Green, London. As a new resident there, strange things have been happening there.  Residents have been "accidentally" killed, the staff neglects them, and no one believes her. During this time, she does a bit of investigation of her own. It also brought back a harrowing time for her when a serial killer targeted young women in 1959. Left, right and center, mysterious bite marks were found on the dead bodies. During this time, Adeline deals with the break-up of her rich boyfriend, Oliver Parsons, and how she fell in love with Charles Evans, who was beneath her station. And also the secret she took to the grave and what brought her back to face the past in the present. When her friend Dorothy winds up dead, it brings her closer to danger and to the truth of who was after her all this time. In the end, Adeline does all she could to fight for survive before she meets her untimely end with a chilling ending.

This was a bone-numbing new thriller from L.A. Detwiler. If you loved Nevada Barr's What Rose Forgot, you'll love this story which has a similar storyline of elderly abuse in a senior care center; though this one has a twist to it...a roaming serial killer. I did care for Adeline and how she lived in a creepy time in 1959, when she dealt with a love triangle, in the summer of terror. And I also liked how she escaped for freedom, when she left the past behind with her true love Charles. I loved the dual timelines which worked out well to tell her story and the serial killer's too. I did like the compelling settings and the locations in West Green and Crawley London to give us thrills and chills. The theme is that the past has a funny way to catch up with you and to atone for your sins.

If you love bone-chilling thrillers that keep you up at night with non-stop action, plenty of suspense, lots of drama, and a spark of dark mystery, check out the One Who Got Away tonight!