I read The Woman On The Ledge for The Book Club’s (TBC) Book Of The Month. My review is written with thanks to the publisher for my copy of the book via Netgalley.

Blurb:

A woman falls to her death from a London bank’s twenty-fifth-floor roof terrace.

You’re arrested for her murder.

You tell the police that you only met the victim the previous night at your office party. She was threatening to jump from the roof, but you talked her down.

You’ve got nothing to do with this tragedy.
You’re clearly being framed.

So why do the police keep picking holes in your story? Even your lawyer doesn’t seem to believe you.

It soon becomes obvious that you’re keeping secrets.

But who are you trying to protect? And why?

Review:

The Woman On The Ledge starts with a bang, and from that moment onwards, it never calms down. Ruth Mancini’s writing is very fast paced and there is something new happening on every page. It did take me a while to get my head around what was going on but I wanted to know more and was compelled to keep reading.

Our protagonist, and first person narrator, is Tate. I warmed to her quite quickly somehow, but it becomes clear within a few chapters that Tate might not be completely reliable. I really enjoyed reading as the author unpacked Tate’s story. It is difficult for me to write much more because I don’t want to give anything away. I couldn’t tell what direction the story would go in and I was intrigued as everything was revealed.

Ruth Mancini writes about some uncomfortable but relevant topics, and it may be too uncomfortable for some readers. However, it is approached in a sensitive way, and the inclusion of the lawyer, Sarah, helped me to understand the more complex developments in law. I think it is important that these issues are addressed in an accessible way and the author has definitely succeeded in this.

The Woman On The Ledge is available from Amazon.