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Black Out
Apr 20, 2025 12:37 AM

Author:Lisa Unger

Black Out

HER LIFE IS FALLING APART. PICKING UP THE PIECES COULD KILL HER...

On the surface, Annie Powers' life in a wealthy Florida suburb is happy and idyllic. Her husband, Gray, loves her fiercely and together they dote on their beautiful daughter, Victory. But cracks are beginning to appear as demons from Annie's past come back to haunt her. It is a past she has no memory of - and it won't let go.

Disturbing events - the appearance of a familiar dark figure on the beach, a mysterious murder - trigger strange and confusing memories for Annie. And as her world starts to fracture around her, she soon realises that she must piece those memories together before her past comes to claim her - and her daughter...

Reviews

Unger is a brilliant storyteller...she knows exactly how to build the tension, creating moments of genuine peril for the reader's nails. This is Unger's third book and a welcome addition to the kind of crime fiction American writers do so well: larger than life, pacy, with flashes of humour and wisdom, and gripping to the end

—— Guardian

A nail bitingly good psychological thriller

—— Daily Mail

Black Out is riveting psychological suspense of the first order. If you haven't yet experienced Lisa Unger, what are you waiting for?

—— Harlan Coben

I read Black Out in one hungry gulp, and spent the rest of the night trying to calm my jangled nerves.
This is a stunning, mind-bending shocker with moments of sheer terror-one of the best thrillers I've read this year!

—— Tess Gerritsen

Haunting and exciting in equal measure, you'll be terrified until the last page!

—— Closer

... the most insomnia-inducing read we've picked up in a long time...it's the psychological suspense that'll really grab you...This book's an ideal entry point into thrillers for anyone who's bored of their usual chick-lit, or worried that books like this are only for boys

—— heat, 5 stars

Gripping odyssey for one woman haunted by her past

—— Woman & Home

Menacing, suspenseful and utterly gripping, Black Out skilfully takes us behind the white picket fence to reveal a shocking truth as it races towards its chilling climax

—— Karin Slaughter

Haunting

—— Bella

Intoxicating

—— Company

A powerful book

—— OK!

A tricksy tale...there is never any doubt that darkness and danger are waiting in each chapter

—— Literary Review

Unger has a fantastic writing style, which, when teamed with the brilliant storyline, couldn't fail to deliver a good read. This is not a book to be missed

—— www.crimesquad.com

If you like a psychological riddle, then this book is for you

—— Newbooks

Fresh and darkly stylish, Sirens is a striking debut that marks the arrival of a major new crime writing talent.

—— Chris Ewan

Sirens immediately feels like a classic, not a debut . . . a book for every crime fan.

—— Julia Heaberlin, author of Black Eyed Susans

An amazing thriller. Sexy, stylish suspense.

—— A. A. Dhand

A dark, dangerous noir, Sirens will be one of 2017’s smash hit debuts.

—— Nick Quantrill

A down and dirty slice of Manchester noir . . . Impressively bleak.

—— Shots Magazine

Page-turner is the only word for it.

—— Press Association

Brooding, blistering. Sirens is a remarkable literary thriller, perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Lee Burke

—— A.J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
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