Book #8 The Confession

The Confession by Jo Spain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Confession put me in mind of a TV series from a while back entitled ‘Motive’. More of a whydunit - the victim and perpetrator revealed right at the get-go.

Here we have just that. JP Carney walks into the home of Harry McNamara and his wife Julie and brutally batters him with a golf club, whilst Julie watches in horror. An hour later Carney hands himself into the Garda and confesses his crime. Is this a calculated move by Carney? He claims he did not know the victim or why he did what he did.

The Confession is a very clever psychological thriller, written back-to-front as it were. Harry McNamara is very rich, a disgraced banker with a history of corruption and greed. But is there more to his past? Is there a link between Carney’s act of violence and McNamara’s history?

As the plot slowly unravels we begin to wonder who is the guilty party; did Harry deserve his demise? Is Julie part of a greater conspiracy?

Beautifully crafted by Jo Spain who holds us in suspense right to the end.

A great read.

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