Greenwich Park is a twisty, exciting thriller from debut novelist Katherine Faulkner. The plot is told from three points of view, our main character Helen who at the beginning is 24 weeks pregnant, her sister-in-law Serena who is also pregnant, and her brother’s girlfriend and journalist Katie. We also get to read a few pages titled Greenwich Park from an unknown source.

The story begins with Helen attending her first antenatal class, alone, after those she was supposed to be going with don’t turn up. Later comer to the class Rachel latches on to Helen. Rachel is loud, rough, confident, and Helen feels a little intimidated by her, but with the other parents ignoring her the two strikes up an unlikely friendship.

That is until Rachel seems to be everywhere and Helen starts to worry that something is going on with her. She knows things Helen doesn’t remember telling her and when she visits Helen’s house items go missing. Who is Rachel and what does she want?

What a roller-coaster of a book Greenwich Park is. It is fast-paced, engrossing, and had me turning the pages at warp speed. The plot is both exhilarating and terrifying as you know from the beginning that there is something off about Rachel but you just don’t know what it is with the woman. When the truth is revealed I was shocked. For the first half I had no clue, but as the second half progressed I had my suspicions but they were close but not bang on, this I liked as I love to be shocked by the truth.

Helen is a woman who seemed to have a pretty good life, she had a huge house in a lovely area, a loving husband, Daniel. Her best friend is married to her brother Rory. Rory and Daniel are partners in an architecture firm left to them by Helen’s late father. Her younger brother Charlie seems to be getting his act together and his girlfriend Katie has become a good friend too. The only downfall in her life is that she has suffered miscarriages but this baby seems to be thriving. That is until Rachel makes an appearance and Helen’s life will never be the same again.

I’m not always a lover of books told from different points of view but the switch was done effortlessly and from the beginning of each chapter you knew whose head you were in. I did wonder how the three women’s lives would become intertwined, more than them being just friends. I was especially intrigued by Katie who was working on a rape case, I wanted to know how she fitted into it all.

If you love thrillers then this is a must-read. I read it in just two sittings as I didn’t want to put it down, it was certainly a page-turner. Everything was perfect and I can’t wait to read more from Katherine Faulkner in the future.