I read Safe House during Manx Grand Prix Week on the Isle of Man, with the buzz of visiting motorcyclists creating just the right setting. It didn’t take me a week, as I raced through the book in a few days.
Rob Hale is called out to fix a boiler at a remote cottage in Arrasey Plantation. He finds two sullen men with a beautiful girl called Lena, and they’re definitely not locals. Lena doesn’t have much trouble persuading Rob to call back and take her out on his motorcycle. He readily falls in with Lena’s plans to give her two male companions the slip.
When Rob wakes up in hospital, he doesn’t remember how he crashed his bike. There’s no trace of Lena, and local police seem determined that she never existed. Is it a cover up, or concern for the family? Rob’s sister Laura had recently committed suicide, and his father was well known and respected on the Island. Or maybe Rob really is delusional after the accident?
Rob’s suspicion grows when he meets Rebecca, a smart and self-assured Private Investigator hired by his parents to look into his sister’s death. Lena holds the key, but she’s left a sinister and twisted trail.
Safe House was addictive reading, and I just had to find out what was happening next. It’s a dark read in places, but that’s offset by humour and the chemistry between Rob and Rebecca. As an islander, I loved the fact that this book was set on the Isle of Man, and the atmosphere and sense of location is superb. I once stayed for a weekend in the cottage that inspired Safe House, which made it all the more intriguing. I hope there will be more along these lines - I’m sure there’s plenty more secrets here on the Isle of Man to go on...
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Latest news about 'Safe House' - you can watch a brilliant sponsorship trailer here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKUzJJfzCBE for broadcast on the Universal Channel made around Major Crimes.
