My work friends had been raving about this author all school year. We have a book group on Facebook where people post recommendations and her books were consistently there so, with the start of summer, I decided to try one out and this was the first one that I read. I loved Alfred Hitchcock movies when I was in high school. Rear Window was my favorite one and this had a bit of a feel of that to me. There is a woman in a window next door who is always watching who never comes downstairs. The Baxter Motel where hte main character stops when the snow gets too bad to continue her trip reminded me of the Bates Motel. The tensions was there, with Quinn on the run from a crime. I loved, then, when the story changed to a different character, four different characters tell their side of the story from their point of view and with each one you gain an understanding of the story of the ones who came before. Information that those narrators did not know, gaps in their knowledge being filled in for the reader as the full story emerged. Flaws being revealed to make them more real and to show the good and bad of many of them.
Later I read some articles about the author and this one was often rated the best or as one of the best of her books so I was glad that I decided to start with it. Reading this one made me decide to jump on the bandwagon for Freida McFadden and I have since read some more. I also found it inspiring that McFadden is a medical doctor specializing in traumatic brain injury. That she can maintain a full time job and write and publish novels makes me feel more hopeful that I can go after my dreams as well, that the time is there if you want something bad enough you make the time to make it happen,
From Goodreads:
Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime.
To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done.
But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night.
Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching.
In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.
But first, she must survive the night.
Do Not Disturb is a Hitchcock-style psychological thriller that will keep you tearing through the pages until you reach the shocking conclusion!
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