Ebook: 320 pages
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Adult Fiction, Mystery
Publisher: HarperCollins (6 Nov 2025)
Source: My Kindle Library via NetGalley
First Sentence: 'I think my love, that I might have come up with a way out of the unfortunate situation we're in'
Review Quote: Its a brilliantly written novel and has characters full of intrigue. Highly recommended Reader Review
My Opinion:
It is over twenty-five years ago that I first read a novel by Susan Lewis and I have continued to read her writing from time to time over the years. She is a prolific author, who writes across a broad range of genre, crime, thrillers, suspense and family drama.
'Never Look Back' sees the return for a third story of podcasters Christy and Connor and their team with another mystery for 'Hindsight' their podcast. This time the company has been approached by a friend, as a close friend of their family has disappeared. they are worried about her safety as her behaviour is very out of character. Christy and Connor have doubts about the suitability of this live case for 'Hindsight' but curiosity gets the better of them and they decide to try and unravel the mystery.
In inevitable Susan Lewis style this cautionary tale for our times will keep you guessing and the use of Artificial Intelligence is particularly disturbing! Although the books in this series stand alone, reading them all in order enhances the understanding of the relationships between the characters. Recommended to those readers following the series, fans of mystery and the authors many fans.
Thanks to Net Galley, Harper Collins UK and the author for the opportunity to read and review.
Previous Reviews: A Sicilian Affair. Don't Believe A Word Nothing to See Here
Précis Courtesy of Goodreads:
A dead husband. A missing wife. Will they find her in time?
Romy Kaplan has vanished from her home.
Or has she?
When Romy begins posting on her social media accounts asking everyone to stop looking for her, the police are certain she is safe. But Romy's nearest and dearest are far from convinced.
Her husband died in the bath under inconclusive circumstances six weeks ago. And Romy would never disappear without telling someone where she is going.
As true crime podcast host, Cristy Ward, picks up Romy's case… she has the whole world asking…
Where is Romy now?
Author Profile:
Courtesy of Official Author Website
I was born in 1956, in Bristol. My father was a Welsh miner, a poet, an engineer and a thinker. My mother was one of 13 children who, at 20, persuaded my father to spend his bonus on an engagement ring instead of a motorbike. We were a normal, happy, nuclear family, living in a spanking new council house on the outskirts of town – my mother’s pride and joy. But we were going to do better, my mother had made up her mind about that. My father, an unabashed communist, was writing a book, I was signed up for ballet, elocution, piano and eventually a private boarding school, and my brother, (the real great love of my mother’s life) was going to succeed at everything he set his mind to.
The rest of this fascinating biography can be read on the authors Official Author Website
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