==Synopsis of the book:== Catherine Bailey after being happily single for a long time finally meets what she believes is her Mr Right. She finds herself drawn to this handsome, intelligent man. Lee is something of a mysterious man, unwilling to tell Catherine too much of the work he does, although she quickly realises it can involve violence. As one night he turns up at her flat covered in blood. She accepts this because he can be very loving and all her friends think she has found one in a million and are jealous of her new found happiness with Lee. And Lee for his part seems in love with her and loves to see her in her sexy red dress. The only ...  Read the complete review

In 2003 Catherine Bailey was a confident, happy-go-lucky kind of girl just looking to live life to the full with no strings attached. In 2007 we find an emotionally traumatised Cathy with crippling OCD just trying to get through each day as it comes in an attempt to slowly rebuild her life. What transformed this once vibrant girl into a frightened shadow of her former self? The answer - a man named Lee Brightman - a violent and psychological abuser. Cathy knows he will be released from prison soon and is convinced he will come after her. Can she overcome her paranoia to continue her recovery, or will Lee's presence, real or not, destroy her? Into the Darkest ...  Read the complete review

I am not usually one for reading fiction books; however on my summer holiday this year - armed with my new Kindle - I decided to give a couple a try, including this debut from Elizabeth Haynes. It's a slow-building psychological thriller, that creates tension in such a way that you feel uneasy the whole way through. I think I read it in a day as I couldn't put it down. In brief, the story explores the life of Catherine and how her relationship with one man, Lee Brightman, tore her life apart. A particularly interesting aspect of the book is it's structure, where every other chapter jumps back to the past; it tells two stories simultaneously, one telling of her ...  Read the complete review

I started this book just before I came on holiday and axiously awaited the take off to be over so I could switch my kindle back on and continue. This novel is writen in a diary style over two time periods. We meet Catherine, a free spirit who enjoys single life and time with her girl friends. She meets a man named Lee whom she becomes involved with and all her friends approve and think she has found the perfect man - good looking, generous, hard working and loving. We meet Catherine again but she is not the free sprit she was years before. Now she is controlled by her OCD and anxiety rules her life. She is a shadow of her former self. When a new ...  Read the complete review

This book was originally written as part of a challenge to write a novel in a month. Elizabeth Haynes managed this and then some! I can't believe this is her debut novel, it's so well written and researched you'd be convinced she's been writing for years. There are two separate timelines, the book flips between them in each chapter and each is as fascinating as the other. You find yourself wanting to find out what happens next in each timeline so, as you get to the end of a chapter, you just HAVE to read on. In one timeline, main character's crippling OCD is fascinating and, in the other, is the most terrifying man any woman would ever meet. I've ...  Read the complete review