Seven Days, Alex Lake
Seven Days, Alex Lake
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Seven Days

Author: Alex Lake

Narrator: Laura Kirman

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/10/2019


Synopsis

An incredible psychological crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the Top Ten bestselling author ‘This is creepy storytelling of the highest order: spine-chilling and difficult to put down’ A race against time to save her child… In seven days, Maggie’s son, Max, turns three. But she’s not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She’s dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens… she loses her child. For the last twelve years Maggie has been imprisoned in a basement. Abducted aged fifteen, she gave birth to two sons before Max, and on their third birthdays her captor came and took them from her. She cannot let it happen again. But she has no idea how to stop it. And the clock is ticking… 'Great hook, fast-paced, fully engrossing. Don't miss out – read it now!' The Missing Wife ‘A superb read for suspense fans, this taut thriller will have you racing for the finish’ Heat ‘A gripping page turner’ Closer ‘An expert at crafting chilling scenes that will instantly capture a reader’s imagination’ Woman & Home ‘Evocative writing and emotional rawness’ Woman’s Weekly ‘By far the best proof I’ve received this year’ ‘OMG – WOW!!! I have no other words…go buy and read this book now, it is that AMAZING!’ ‘WHAT. A. RIDE. The adrenaline raced through me as I read this jaw-dropping thriller’ ‘I couldn’t put the story down’ ‘An addictive, tense and chilling read’

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mandy on November 15, 2019

What a book! Seven Days by Alex Lake was a book that I was so completely engrossed in from the very beginning. How could you not be - the story is fantastic. It is written so well that you just keep turning those pages. It is a fast paced and very emotional book. I challenge you not to like this boo......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on November 15, 2019

Max is three in seven days time. Maggie Cooper has seven days before her captor takes him as he had her previous two little boys. She has been held in captive for twelve years and was 15 years old when she was taken. They are being held in some sort of cellar with no natural light or proper washing......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on November 17, 2019

After reading “After Anna” and “Killing Alex” I was really looking forward to starting this book. I kept thinking about it all day at work!! Maggie was abducted at the age of fifteen by Mr Best and has spent twelve years in a basement, she gave birth to three sons but two were taken from her on their......more

Goodreads review by Don on May 23, 2020

Wow, what a ride, this is the first novel from Alex Lake I have read, but it certainly won't be the last, very addictive yet very dark and bleak subject matter with some heartbreaking moments. Maggie Cooper is a young 15 year old girl going to visit her older cousin whom she looks up to and wants a c......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 24, 2020

Brilliant, bloody fucking brilliant......more


Quotes

'With an unrelenting sense of urgency, this brilliant book will get under your skin. Great hook, fast-paced, fully engrossing. Don't miss out – read it now!' Sam Carrington, author of T ‘This is creepy storytelling of the highest order: spine-chilling and difficult to put down’ ‘A superb read for suspense fans, this taut thriller will have you racing for the finish’ ‘A gripping page turner’ ‘An expert at crafting chilling scenes that will instantly capture a reader’s imagination, Alex Lake’s latest release is no exception…The emotional rawness will take you to dark depths, but the journey towards that last flicker of hope is one you can’t pull back from’ ‘Dark psychological thriller’ ‘Evocative writing and emotional rawness’ ‘I found to be an addictive, tense and chilling read, and a worthy addition to any psychological or crime thrillers lovers bookshelf’ The Book Review Cafe ‘The way this plot was laid out was exceptional…Lake absolutely nailed the characterisation of the abductor…by far the best proof I’ve received this year’ Reviews by Chloe ‘OMG – WOW!!! I have no other words…go buy and read this book now, it is that AMAZING!’ Rachel’s Random Reads ‘WHAT. A. RIDE. The adrenaline raced through me as I read this jaw-dropping thriller’ Emma’s Biblio Treasures ‘I couldn’t put the story down until I discovered [Maggie] and Max’s fate…Seven Days is an absolutely fascinating psychological thriller’ Jaffa Reads Too Praise for Alex Lake: ‘A lip-smackingly twisted tale’ Heat ‘A tense and twisty domestic noir that oozes with intrigue. Perfect for devouring in one sitting’ Woman & Home ‘A thoroughly entertaining, gripping read’ Cass Green, bestselling author of In a Cottage In a Wood