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Savage Lane by Jason Starr (view source)
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With ''Gone Girl'' being the go-to thriller of the past few years, comparisons are inevitable – some are on the cover. But this is a very different beast altogether. Still packed with thrills, Starr has crafted a thriller that also manages to be a hilarious satire on urban America and a careful character study. It also manages a far lighter tone than ''Gone Girl'' – whilst things do reach a dark climax in ''Savage Lane'', there are still rays of hope visible, which I felt were sincerely lacking in Gillian Flynn's novel.
Carefully crafted and constantly thrilling, '''Savage Lane''' is a rapid and enjoyable read, so many thanks to the publishers for the copy. For further reading, I would recommend [[Second Life by S J Watson]] – another thriller I've read this year that had me racing through the pages until I reached the end. You might also appreciate [[You Were Made for This by Michelle Sacks]] or [[The Watcher by Ross Armstrong]].
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