Today I'm part of the blog tour for the relaunch of The Liar's Promise by the fabulously twisted author Mark Tilbury. I read this book for the first time back in December of 2017 and I still remember the Tall Man, albeit not fondly! Here is my review from back then.
When Mel takes her four year old daughter Chloe to the local theatre,
she is stunned when Chloe starts screaming, refusing to go any further
than the foyer because she's afraid of the 'Tall Man' and she doesn't
want to die. Nothing will calm her down so Mel takes her home, manages
to calm her daughter down and settle her into bed, but this unsettling
incident is just the beginning of a very eventful night!
Over the course of the next few days Chloe's behaviour changes
dramatically, she draws pictures, talks about horrific events in the
first person and makes frequent references to the 'Tall Man' who is
coming to kill them.
Not knowing who to turn to she decides to talk to Charles Honeywell, the
headmaster at the school where she works, unaware that he is very
closely connected to the events that her daughter is talking about and
by speaking to him about it she has potentially made the situation a
whole lot worse.
I won't tell you any more about the plot but what I will say is that I'm
pretty sure that you won't be able to put this book down, I know I
couldn't!
After I read The Abattoir of Dreams I knew that Mark Tilbury was a
talented author who was capable of freaking me out with his writing but I
had no idea just how far he could get under my skin, and he did just
that with The Liar's Promise.
This book was so creepy I was convinced that I was going to have
nightmares each night as I was reading it before turning off the light
and snuggling down under my duvet. All sorts of disturbing images were
flying around my head, the Tall Man, an innocent looking child's doll,
an array of coloured freezers. . . . . nope I'm not going back there
again as I've only just managed to get the images out of my head.
I absolutely loved this book, despite the fact that it freaked me out so
much, which is a testament to the author's writing. It's a fast-paced
book that will drag you kicking and screaming to places that you never
want to go, it's gruesome, it's sick, it's twisted, it's dark, it's
disturbing and I can't wait to see what comes next from this outstanding
author!
Needless to say Mark has gone on to write several fantastic books since then and if you haven't read any of them yet you really should!
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