Possession
A Novel
-
- $12.99
-
- $12.99
Publisher Description
Possession is a chilling psychological thriller written with Katie Lowe’s signature “subtle, persistent, and unmistakable creepiness” (Kirkus, on The Furies).
The past haunts her. The present hunts her.
Conviction @ConvictionPod · 1m
The investigating officer: “I’ve seen a lot of homicides in the years since, but...that’s the one that keeps me up at night.”
The husband’s best man: “They had everybody fooled. Or at least, she did. But I always knew something was off.”
Hannah, the wife: “I told you. I don’t remember anything. I don’t know.”
That’s all to come, this season, on Conviction. Get ready for our most twisted season yet.
~~~
Ten years ago, Hannah’s husband was brutally murdered in their home, and she (conveniently) doesn’t remember a thing about that night. But the police charged someone else—a stranger—and put him away for life. And Hannah packed up her six-year-old daughter and left London behind.
But now her hard-won countryside peace is threatened. Conviction, a viral true crime podcast known for getting cases reopened and old verdicts overturned, has turned its attention to Hannah’s husband’s murder for its new season. They say police framed the man who was found guilty, and that Hannah has more suspicious secrets than just her memory loss: a history of volatility; citations at the clinic where she worked as a psychiatrist; dependencies on alcohol and pills; and a familicidal grandmother, locked away in a Gothic insane asylum until her death. As Hannah loses the trust of everyone she loves, the only person she feels she can confide in is a former colleague, Darcy, who’s come back into her life—but who may have motives of her own. But Hannah can’t tell even Darcy her deepest secret: that she’s still tormented by the memory of her husband and the crater he carved through her life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this twisty, atmospheric psychological thriller from Lowe (The Furies), psychiatrist Hannah McLelland has painstakingly rebuilt normal for herself and her 16-year-old daughter in a remote countryside sanctuary in the decade since her husband's headline-grabbing murder in their London home, on a night she has never been able to remember, and the ensuing sensational trial of his alleged killer. Suddenly, everything threatens to come crashing down. A true-crime podcast goes viral with its reinvestigation of Hannah's husband's murder and attempt to win exoneration for the young man convicted of it. This involves fanning suspicion of Hannah herself, in part by exposing such skeletons as her possible culpability in a patient's suicide. Lowe all too believably depicts how in today's social media driven milieu, anonymous commenters can quickly morph crusades for justice into an electronic lynch mob. Readers will keep flipping the pages right up to the gasp-worthy final bombshell. This author continues to impress.
Customer Reviews
Creepy Gothic feel
Hannah’s life is moving along with her boyfriend Dan and her daughter Evie. She’s a psychiatrist working for her best friend. Then the highly popular podcast Conviction delves into the death of her husband and if the right man is in jail.
Have you noticed the uptick in books about podcasts? I think I’ve read 3 or 4 in the past year. And while I’ve never listened to a podcast, I seem drawn to these books, especially if they are about reviewing a conviction or solving a cold case.
This one drew me in with the podcast and with the creepiness of Hannah’s dead husband whispering to her. You throw in the closed mental asylum down the road and you have a gothic feel. I wouldn’t call this to the point of horror, but I was creeped out a few times.
I really like when there are many options for the outcome and I was guessing on Hannah’s mental capacity, who really killed her husband and even who she could trust. And while I did figure out a story point or two, there were so many twists I didn’t see coming.
Anyone who likes true crime podcasts, psychological thrillers and unexpected twists, will enjoy this book.
Excellent!
Truly an amazing book
A good book ...
This was a very good book and it was very well written. I was enthralled by it and sometimes had a hard time making myself stop reading. If you enjoy a mystery and a thriller you will enjoy this book.cula