Now You See Me

by Chris McGeorge

NOW..

My name is Matthew McConnell. You've probably heard my story.
I took five of my friends on a boat through the longest canal tunnel in England.

YOU...

It takes two hours and twenty-six minutes to travel through that tunnel.
Six of us entered that tunnel but I was the only one to come out.

DON'T...

It was pitch black in there - I don't know what happened to them. But I'm the only suspect.
And if I don't find out how they disappeared, I'll be sentenced to murder.

• ISBN10: 1335080872
• ISBN13: 9781335080875
• Publish Date: 3 September 2019 (first published 13 June 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Hanover Square Press
• Edition: Original ed.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[zooloo1983]

Right well, do I start? Do I talk about a twist I did not see coming? How the story was exquisite and the writing gripped me? How I was so drawn into Robin and Matthews plight to find out the truth? How did one person survive the most claustrophobic ordeal?

Now You See Me absolutely blew me away! I had no idea where this story was going until I got to the point the “story” was unfurling and then I was like OMFG!! How did I not see this!! The premise for this story was so claustrophobic in the Standedge tunnels! I have been googling the tunnels and as much as I am freaked out I want to visit them! I loved the setting, I loved the twists and turns, I love how the obvious really was not obvious (don’t worry it’s not a spoiler alert)

This is an introduction to McGeorge for me, and already I want to catch up with Guess Who and I am dying for a follow up to Now You See Me. Maybe the Red Door and Sally could have a feature! I think so!

This story then, Robin who is not ready to accept that his missing wife Sam could have left, or worst. Given a lifeline, is it one he can trust? Does someone know what might have happened that fateful night she disappeared? Matthew, heeding Robin to help him, but is he as innocent as he protests? I spent half the book wondering what the hell was going on and the other half wondering how I didn’t know what the hell was going on!! It just had me completely enthralled and I didn’t want to stop reading it!

The close-knit community is always one that fascinates me. I love stories set like that, and this one emphasised how close-knit this was. Even though the Standedge five were missing presumed dead, they wanted to move on with their lives and regain composure in the community and not to become a circus. However, with outside influences this is not the case, everyone is heavily invested in the outcome of this case, and some not for the right reasons.

I really can not express how exceptional I found the writing and the plotline to be. Upon reflection, I can’t believe I missed everything shown to me right in my face. I took the book for face value and enjoyed the ride. How wrong was I not to scratch more of the surface to see what was shown to me!

I really do recommend this to everyone it! I found myself pacing through the book rapidly and then when the intensity and the actions died down for a bit I took a breath before I became rampant at reading this book again! How the author describes the surroundings and the tunnels really drives home how claustrophobic it is, how dangerous it is but also how magical these tunnels could be in the right hands. Seriously, please go and read this!