"An intense and provocative psychological thriller, stuffed full to overflowing with plot-twisty action."
A seriously chilling, mind-burrowing read from a German author whose books have been translated into more than 24 languages. Emma reports being raped, she believes the offender was ‘the barber’ who killed his other victims, however she can’t convince the police or her husband. Sebastian Fitzek sent my emotions into overdrive in the prologue which was set 28 years previously, and they continued to race right through to the end.
Hats off to translator Jamie Bulloch who ensured a seamless translation, the sense of place was strong, but I didn’t feel like an uneducated visitor in Berlin. Short, fierce chapters hit and ramped up the tension and certain thoughts were encouraged to conspire against me. The plot jerked at my scrutiny as it moved between now and three weeks earlier, with various characters being introduced and adding to the fabulous complexity of who, what, when, where, why, how!
You may be successful in working it out, but will the journey be the one you were expecting? The Package is an intense psychological thriller full of plot-twisty action.
Check out our Q&A with Sebastian Fitzek and a trailer for The Package on our Blog.
All you've done is taken in a parcel for a neighbour. You have no idea what you've let into your home.
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One of those reads where you're not even half way through and have probably been suspicious of every character along the way. As the story progresses you even start to doubt your own judgement and find it impossible to predict the true outcome at the end of the book.... Read Full Review
All you've done is taken in a parcel for a neighbour. You have no idea what you've let into your home.
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The Package was written by Sebastian Fitzek and published by Head of Zeus
