The Blame Game
A Novel
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3.7 • 42 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In the vein of the Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, Sandie Jones’s heart-pounding new novel The Blame Game will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Games can be dangerous. But blame can be deadly.
As a psychologist specializing in domestic abuse, Naomi has found it hard to avoid becoming overly invested in her clients’ lives. But after helping Jacob make the decision to leave his wife, Naomi worries that she’s taken things too far. Then Jacob goes missing, and her files on him vanish. . . .
But as the police start asking questions about Jacob, Naomi’s own dark past emerges. And as the truth comes to light, it seems that it’s not just her clients who are in danger.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this enjoyable if flawed psychological thriller from British author Jones (The Guilt Trip), psychologist Naomi Chandler knowingly violates her clinical training and professional ethics by inviting a patient, Jacob, to stay in an apartment she owns to escape his abusive wife. Naomi decides not to tell her husband, knowing he'll object because her over-involvement with patients has jeopardized her life on at least one previous occasion. Naomi involves herself even more deeply by agreeing to meet a drunken Jacob in a hotel bar. Soon afterward, Jacob disappears, and Naomi is the last person to have seen him. When the police begin to suspect Naomi, she becomes trapped in a cat-and-mouse game with a cunning manipulator who may have emerged from her murky past or may be Jacob himself. The twisty plot offers plenty of surprises, but some readers may lose patience with a main character who persists in making the worst possible choice in every dangerous situation, such as confronting the killer on her own instead of summoning the nearby police. Jones is unlikely to win new fans with this one.
Customer Reviews
Very intriguing
This book was a real thriller! I was always wanting more after each chapter. However, the ending told you what you needed to know but just stopped with no actual end result. And what about Jennifer and her dad? I would have liked to know a little more.
Excellent thriller with all the twists!
Sandie Jones delivers another amazing book. Naomi is a therapist that works out of her home. She specializes in domestic abuse clients and Naomi is admittedly too invested in her clients, helping them off hours and offering places for them to stay. When her husband client goes missing, Naomi quickly becomes the main suspect.
This book is so hard to put down. It kept me guessing until the very end with what was true vs what was a lie. It’s told from Naomi’s POV so you can’t see what anyone else is thinking. This style is perfect for this story. I will definitely be reading more from Sandie Jones!!! Thank
Yikes
Just about the dumbest protagonist I’ve ever read in a book. You’re telling me a licensed therapist with a masters degree isn’t calling a lawyer???????? Please this “dumb innocent woman” trope in thriller books must end like pls put us out of our misery