{"id":3001,"date":"2024-07-25T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3001"},"modified":"2025-01-24T15:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:57:52","slug":"the-lucky-one-by-jessica-payne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3001","title":{"rendered":"The Lucky One by Jessica Payne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Lucky One is a gripping and addictive psychological thriller by Jessica Payne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_2305.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_2305.jpg\" alt=\"They call me the lucky one......by Jessica Payne\" class=\"wp-image-4579\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Plot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Ten years ago, I survived a serial killer. They called me the lucky one, but they don\u2019t know the truth I\u2019ve been hiding ever since\u2026<\/strong><br><br><strong>Then:&nbsp;<\/strong>We danced together that night, our dresses glittering in the swirling lights. We couldn\u2019t have known that for one of us, it would be our last night alive.<br><br><strong>Now:&nbsp;<\/strong>Back in my hometown a decade later\u2014the place I\u2019ve avoided because of the memories\u2014I can\u2019t shake the feeling that I am being followed. I tell myself it\u2019s all in my head, but the prickle on the back of my neck feels like a warning. Then the anonymous messages land in my inbox:&nbsp;I\u2019m watching.&nbsp;I\u2019ve been waiting for you.<br><br>I want to feel safe, surrounded by my closest friends. But everyone has something to hide and it\u2019s impossible to know who I can trust.<br><br>When my friend Esme goes missing, her phone ringing through to voicemail, it feels like the past is about to repeat itself.<br><br>Someone won\u2019t let me forget what really happened that night. What I promised. How I escaped. If the truth comes out, I only hope they can forgive me&#8230; I can\u2019t make the same mistake again. I have to keep us all safe.&nbsp;<strong>What if, this time, I\u2019m not so lucky?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Available from <a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/4gberLB\">Waterstones<\/a> and from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cuVamW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The City Adventurers love reading about mystery,<\/strong> <strong>so we\u2019ve started our own book club.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/solve-the-murder-book-club.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/solve-the-murder-book-club.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4524\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b76ee331c544\/qeywp1mv7d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join the Solve The Murder Book Club<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-city-adventurers.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solvethemurder.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/the-city-adventurers.png\" alt=\"The City Adventurers meet an author night\" class=\"wp-image-4479\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The City Adventurers meet an author night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lucky One is a gripping and addictive psychological thriller by Jessica Payne. The Plot Ten years ago, I survived a serial killer. They called me the lucky one, but they don\u2019t know the truth I\u2019ve been hiding ever since\u2026 Then:&nbsp;We danced together that night, our dresses glittering in the swirling lights. 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