Finders Keepers – Natalie Barelli

Dear Diary. Today I’m going to kill her. Love, Rose.

When Rose discovers her troubled past splashed across the pages of a bestselling book, she knows her carefully constructed life is about to unravel.

The author, Emily Harper, claims the story is fiction, but Rose knows better. Desperate to find out how Emily discovered her deepest secrets, Rose ingratiates herself into the author’s life, posing as an eager assistant and adoring fan.

But as Rose gets closer to the truth, long-buried memories resurface. Slowly, the horrifying events of her teenage years come into focus, revealing that sometimes, the people you trust the most are the ones you should be most afraid of.

Print length: 354 pages. Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press. Publication Date: 26 Aug 2023

My Thoughts

Finders Keepers by Natalie Barelli was originally published in 2023 and is a standalone psychological thriller, currently available Free on Kindle Unlimited.

Without wanting to give much away in my review I can say it’s the story of a young woman called Rose who is absolutely convinced she’s a recovering psychopath., When Rose loses her laptop containing her deepest darkest secrets at an Airport and years later her story seems to be the basis of a new best-selling novel she knows she needs to track down the author immediately.

The story then becomes slightly bonkers but in a funny and entertaining way. The characters are all strange and mostly unlikeable, the scenarios are over-the-top and highly amusing and the twists are pretty much undetectable until they are revealed.

Full of secrets, lies and cover-ups, Finders Keepers is one of those books that you can’t put down.

Rating: 5 out of 5.