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DON'T GO BACK: An absolutely gripping psychological suspense thriller Kindle Edition

by Mark West (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 1,142 ratings
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A captivating thriller about a woman whose past suddenly catches up with her

When Beth receives news that a once-close friend has died, after years away she reluctantly returns to the seaside town where she grew up.

Beth becomes increasingly unsettled as she attends the funeral, encounters people from her past, and visits her teenage haunts.

She is forced to take herself back to the awful summer when she left for good. Yet it is not just memories that are resurfacing, but simmering resentments.

Someone else hasn’t quite so readily put their past behind them, and unwittingly Beth will become the key to their catharsis.

As she puts two and two together, the question is: whatever possessed her to return?

DON’T GO BACK is a truly nail-biting read that will appeal to fans of Claire McGowan, Vanessa Garbin, Teresa Driscoll, Linwood Barclay and Anna Willett.

Look out for Mark's other suspense thrillers. The full list, in order of publication, is as follows:

1. DON'T GO BACK
2. ONLY WATCHING YOU
3. THE HUNTER'S QUARRY
4. STILL WATERS RUN
5. A KILLER AMONGST US

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09SZG99TL
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ THE BOOK FOLKS gripping thriller fiction publishers (February 20, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2546 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 344 pages
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Mark West

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Dad, husband, son, brother - I write fiction, I read, I watch films, I walk a lot and I'm a crack shot with a Nerf gun. Newly converted park runner...

A KILLER AMONGST US is his fifth thriller from The Book Folks following the best-selling DON'T GO BACK, ONLY WATCHING YOU, THE HUNTER'S QUARRY and STILL WATERS RUN.

He can be contacted through his website at www.markwest.org.uk, on Facebook at MarkWestWrites and is also on Twitter as @MarkEWest

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Jennifer Joy
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2023
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I'm so glad I read this! Holy bajeezus it was a good read! Lots of unexpected adventures.... Definitely a page turner!!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars great suspense story!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022
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Kept my attention and had me reading every chance I could.! Although I wished one of Beth’s childhood friends lived (don’t want to spoil by saying her name but revealed at the end-really enjoyed the story and highly recommend!
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B.W.
3.0 out of 5 stars Almost gave up
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2022
Very UK English. Many terms and phrases near impossible to understand. On the whole it was a sad story of youthful mistakes and revenge gone off the rails.
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L McMillian
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2022
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What a great story! Mesmerizing and will keep you reading and interested until the surprise ending. What a great author, cannot wait to read another one!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2022
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This is the story of friendships and the decisions that we make as teenagers and how they affect our adult lives. There are enough twists and turns to keep one interested.
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kimmy
5.0 out of 5 stars good read
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023
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I enjoyed the book
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Kindle Customer SMD
2.0 out of 5 stars So ooo Disturbing!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
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I was overwhelmed by the graphic disruptions thru the whole story and at one point I had to put the bok away for awhile because I was feeling sickened! The suspense was grabbing from the beginning to the very end!!!! I am not sure I could read anymore if this author's books! But if you want suspense,lots of gore this is where to find it!
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SherryJ
4.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022
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I loved it, the characters were great, even the location. Full I excitement and gripping suspense. I will look for more by this author for sure!
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Richard Barber
5.0 out of 5 stars Shocking: A well written commercial thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2022
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I'm going to be honest; I've read a lot of commercial thrillers and many of them are poorly written and rely on a "shocking plot twist" which you can see coming a mile off.
Don't Go Back! was refreshingly different; a really well written novel about a group of young women with a secret. The opening chapter is genuinely disturbing (in a good way!) and the story builds with believable characters and locations.
I'm going to say this, and it seems weird when you're talking about a thriller where it's supposed to be Action! Action! Action! but one of the things I loved most about "Don't Go Back!" was the way it captured a sense of time and place so perfectly. I felt I could easily find my way to The Empire Pier from The Winter Gardens and stop at the fair for a quick spin on the waltzers.
It felt like my childhood, even though I didn't live in a seaside town, and that made the story believable and the characters real people. And believable characters made the tension so much more real. I really did care what happened to Beth.
I feel like I could spend hours talking about why this book is so great and still only scratch the surface.

But why bother wasting your time reading this review when it is but a pale imitation of the real thing? Why not grab "Don't Go Back" and find out for yourself?
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A. Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn’t put it down!
Reviewed in Australia on March 13, 2022
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What a thrilling read! From the chilling prologue to the gripping end, my heart raced almost the entire time.
Mark West has done a fantastic job with this story. The characters are well written, and I enjoyed the seaside setting.
Dark and filled with suspense and a multitude of surprises, DON’T GO BACK is a must read for all thriller fans
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P Colchester
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced seaside thriller
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2022
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Psychological thriller. When Beth hears about the death of her childhood friend, Kate, she returns to the seaside town she escaped from 15 years ago and has to face the events that took place that last summer before university. Those events are revealed gradually in a dual time line.
This story is fast paced but what makes this book are the descriptions of the characters. You really get under the skin of why they behave as they do. The grittiness of the seaside town is revealed as well as Beth shows it to her husband. Another reviewer said that it was too English for an American, but that is part of the spell woven by Mark.

I believe that Mark has previously written horror and the reason that I gave 4 stars was because some of the violence was a bit too grisly for me. That is my personal taste though.
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audrey
1.0 out of 5 stars No thanks
Reviewed in Australia on July 29, 2022
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Could not stand it any more!
Constant jumping back and forth in time made my head spin.
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Penelope Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect holiday read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2022
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Don’t Go Back is the newest release by British author Mark West. It’s a fast paced psychological thriller, which grabs the reader by the throat and refuses to let go.
Set over two timelines the story follows our protagonist Beth Parker as she returns to her childhood home of Seagrave, a quintessential British seaside town, following the sudden death of her childhood friend Kate.
Beth hasn’t seen Kate since that summer, the summer before she left for university when she thought she’d left Seagrave behind her for good. Now married and trying for a baby, Beth wants nothing more that to put her past behind her and forget about that terrible summer, but there is someone from her past that is keen to remind her that there is a good reason you don’t go back.

Mark West has found a perfect balance between plot and character in Don’t Go Back. I tend to be a bit squeamish with thrillers, as I dislike graphic torture scenes and gratuitous violence for no reason but the sake of it; but this is something that Mark has not had to rely on in his writing. His ability to ramp up the suspense and terror is never overshadowed by schlock tactics; and a simple turn of phrase by a character can chill your blood, as your mind fills in, in advance just what horror is about to unfold.
With well-rounded characters Mark makes you feel real compassion for them, whilst at the same time loathing them. With a story that is so frighteningly realistic, you can’t help but feel empathy for his characters.
An ideal holiday read, I can see Don’t Go Back being this years must buy blockbuster.
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