I Will Make You Pay
by Teresa Driscoll
Every Wednesday, like clockwork, the terror returns.
It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. A mysterious caller with a chilling threat. Journalist Alice Henderson hangs up, ready to dismiss it as a hoax against the newspaper. But the next Wednesday, the stalker makes another move—and it becomes clear that this is all about Alice.
Someone wants her to suffer, but for what? Her articles have made her a popular local champion—could it be her past rather than her work that’s put her life in danger? Alice is determined not to give in to fear, but with the police investigation at a dead end, her boyfriend insists on hiring private investigator Matthew Hill.
With every passing Wednesday the warnings escalate, until it’s not only Alice but also her family in the stalker’s sights. As her tormentor closes in, can Alice uncover what she’s being punished for before the terrifying threats become an unthinkable reality?
Momma Says: 4 stars⭐⭐⭐
I Will Make You Pay is more drama than thriller, although the chapters from Him do get creepy at times. That said, I became more emotionally invested in what we can only assume is our stalker as we learn about his childhood and the reasons behind his hatred of Wednesday's as well as his determination to make Alice pay. As far as puzzling out the identity of the stalker, that's entirely too easy despite a couple of decent red herrings. In fact, I was really hoping for it to be one of the red herrings so the whole thing wouldn't be so glaringly obvious. As with any story of this type, we have to have the required investigator presence, and this one gives us two. The problem is that for the life of me, I can't figure out the purpose in either Matthew Hill or Melanie Sanders. They don't actually solve anything and are just so much filler as far as I could tell. Sadly, this could've been a solid thriller, it certainly had the potential, it just didn't quite get there.
❃❃ARC provided by NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK
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