The Killing Of Mummy's Boy by Joan Ellis. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is the story of Sandra whose only son Carl is on a witness protection programme after he witnessed a murder and testified in court. She has not seen her son for three years. Sandra lives in constant fear that she will be found by the family of the man her son helped put in prison. She lives in a remote village on the Isle Of Wight.

Whilst on the 4.20 train from Waterloo to Portsmouth she encounters a stranger who introduces himself as Ben. Ben almost immediately tells her that he slit a man's throat. Sandra is both scared and attracted to Ben at the same time. When Sandra arrives home she finds an Oyster card lying on her mat which had been hand delivered. She then remembers that she gave out her name and address when she reported hers lost on the train. Then the stalking begins ......

I really enjoyed this book. It was almost a five star for me but not quite. There were things that the main character did that frustrated me and other things that I thought were just stupid. At other times I just wanted to shake her. The stalking aspect of the book was very realistic and I felt her fear. This book was definitely a page turner and I was always very disappointed when I had to put this book down. For me, what sometimes makes or breaks a book is the ending. I thought that the ending to this book was fantastic. It is worth mentioning that at first glance of the cover I thought that this was going to be an erotic novel and very nearly overlooked it. I am so glad that I didn't because this was a great read.