Someone’s been watching. Someone’s been waiting.
Alexis Turner walks into the police station to report an assault. By the end of the day, she is nowhere to be found.
Soon after she disappears, three identical packages arrive at three very different a respected psychologist’s home, a socialite’s mansion, and a struggling single father’s run-down apartment. Inside, each gift is perfectly tailored to its recipient — and each will tear apart the life of its intended victim.
Detective Sergeant Judith Lee is smart and experienced, but this is no ordinary case. Someone with intimate knowledge of their targets is orchestrating these attacks. Someone who knows exactly how to hurt each victim where they’re most vulnerable. And she’s convinced that somehow, it connects back to Alexis Turner.
As she races to uncover the connection between four seemingly unrelated people, Judith discovers she’s no longer just investigating the game – she’s being forced to play.
Book Info: 336 pages. Publisher: HarperCollins. Publication Date: 4 June 2026
MY THOUGHTS:
Three Reasons for Revenge is Dervla McTiernan’s latest book after the phenomenal What Happened To Nina, which incidentally was one of my Top Ten Books of 2024, so no pressure or expectations LOL.
The story opens up with a young student Alexis Turner reporting a sexual assault by a prominent psychologist. DS Judith Lee interviews Alexis and her story is remarkably similar to another case that has haunted DS Lee for years, but then Alexis disappears into thin air.
Then 3 identical packages arrive at three seemingly unconnected homes, each containing something so damning and destructive and all designed to ruin the recipients lives. What do a respected psychologist, a wealthy socialite and a struggling single father have in common? DS Lee soon realises that these packages and Alexis Turner are intricately linked, but how and why?
The books centres around revenge with a cunning and calculated campaign of vengeance wreaking havoc on the lives of the 3 who received the packages.
This book has it all; a gripping plot, a strong female lead character and a clever plotline with multiple views.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it.
