August 20th 2020, Aria Fiction, 276 pages, Ebook, Review copy
Summary
On the 21st August Tabitha Rice disappeared without a trace. All the signs point to murder, but no signs point to a murderer. The easiest answer is her husband, Rick. But he protests his innocence and there is little proof he is the murderer.
Annabella knows there is more to the story than what the police are telling. Tabitha was her best friend and she vows to uncover the truth.
As Annabella delves further into the past, she uncovers sides to Tabitha that she never saw coming, and she finds herself asking the question... Was this murder? Or is there more to Tabitha Rice's story than meets the eye?
Nayu's thoughts
I want to sit here cackling like an evil genius because what Naomi created with Do Her No Harm was so clever. It is hard to talk about it now I have read the book, because every new piece of knowledge that Annabella uncovers about her missing friend is more than a little intriguing, and adds to the multiple layers of The Truth of it all. (By the way I meant the truth as in the truth of who did it: I had forgotten I'd read and reviewed another book by Naomi which is called The Truth and in the suggested read at the end of this review). She does seem to luck out with a lousy private investigator who I would have fired for his incompetance early on, but she clings to hope, determined not to give up. After it's over I think she'd agree it was all worth it, although her life was in danger a fair bit and I found it hard to breathe until help arrived for her.
The true murderer is such a sick and twisted individual, managing to appear completely harmless despite being the exact opposite. They find Annabella to be a thorn in their puppet show, (yes I am badly mixing metaphors). The lengths they go to keep an eye on Annabella while she tries to discover their identity shows how screwed up they are. On discovering the truth I thought upon all the killer had done to cover their tracks, it's not just someone with an accidental killing, it was all calculated and incredibly warped way of thinking.
Finding out the truth sets Annabella free to an extent, but she also has her own recovery from the investigation to deal with. Thankfully the epilogue goes through all that, so I finished the book happy with what happened next. There is no way she will ever forget the events of that time in her life, they were too intense to forget. I had to give up guessing who did it because there were a few options, ones Annabelle looked into and had to draw her own conclusions from. Let's just say I am thankful for the people she knows in her life or she would have met Tabby's fate. All I can say is it's a good one and you need to read it!
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Suggested read
Definitely check out another book by Naomi, Blog Tour: The Truth by Naomi Joy (Thriller, 10E/10E)
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