"Hero or villain? Right or wrong? You decide, in this fast-paced thriller fraught with conundrums and contradictions."
Hero or villain? Right or wrong? You decide, in this fast-paced thriller fraught with conundrums and contradictions, forged by the love we have for our children. The curiosity, the confusion, the suspicion, the creeping fear, the panic, the anger, the hopelessness, the protective fire of a mother. Which side will you be on?
She did it, you see. She killed him.
She pointed her car at him and slammed down the accelerator.
Jane Bell, mother of two, frustrated and terrified about being ignored by the police, takes matters into her own hands when she uncovers plans for her neighbour to bomb the local primary school. The school and nursery which her children attend.
What would you do?
What do you think?
Your conscience screams alongside Jane’s as the story unfolds, as we find out more chapter by chapter from each standpoint, from each perspective, from each of the bystanders. The husband Neil. The Detective Inspector Bill Simmons, the senior officer at the scene. Aneesa Khan, the journalist following the story for the Birmingham Gazette. Simon Rafferty, the barrister who decides to grab Jane’s case and attempt to change the course of legal history.
As a mother myself this sucker punched me, and tears were streaming. It’s thought-provoking, captivating. And not always in a comfortable way.
What if this were my children’s school?
But thou shalt not kill.
It’s black and white isn’t it?
Or is it…
With twists and turns along the way, you follow the story of Jane and her incredible journey through the media firestorm and the trial. Would you take one life to save hundreds? Let’s talk about it after you’ve read this book.
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Jane Bell. Vigilante murderer or caring mother? Provoked or over reacted? Sinner or saviour? Guilty or not?
Wow! Wow! Wow!
I had just put this book down and in the absence of anyone else to discuss it with, I've come to write this review immediately!
Jane Bell drove her car purposely into her next door neighbour and killed him. She admits this freely. But her next door neighbour James, was planning to use homemade bombs to blow up a local primary school, which would have killed 300 children. Can her actions be justified?
Told from a wide variety of viewpoints including Jane, her husband, a local reporter, and a police officer, this book was completely and utterly gripping. Everyone reading it will have an opinion on Jane's actions, I think it's impossible not to. But I don't think all readers will have the same opinions!... Read Full Review
An audible, sharp intake of breath – that’s the sign of a good thriller and The Choice causes that on more than one occasion. This is a cracking good read.
Jane Bell knows what’s important to her. Her two young children and her husband are her priority. Their safety and welfare are paramount, a fact which she has never doubted for a second. So when the arrival of a new neighbour puts her family in danger Jane must act. Being the law-abiding, community-minded citizen that she is Jane follows the prescribed route for raising her concerns. She alerts the authorities, she flags the danger, she makes people aware but when the crucial support is not forthcoming Jane is forced to take matters into her own hands. The only question is how far should she go to neutralise the threat? When the lines become blurred, at what point does self-defence become murder?
The Choice immerses you in Jane’s world as these events unfold.... Read Full Review
Gripping and pacy thriller.
What a whirlwind of a thriller, just the kind of book that you don’t want to stop reading. Told from multiple perspectives, it is the story of Jane Bell. She is a fiercely protective mum who deliberately drives into her shady-looking neighbour, James Foster, thereby stopping an act of terrorism which would have killed her children and hundreds of others. The question is, is she a cold-hearted murderer or a hero/saviour? We discover in The Choice what led Jane to take this action and the lead up to and the duration of her trial.... Read Full Review
