Blog tour: The Weatherman

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Welcome to the blog tour for The Weatherman by Royston Reeves!

More about the book…

Will’s a nice guy.

So when he takes a shortcut to the tube station after a few beers with his mates from work, he steps out of the way of the fellow who’s staggering towards him.

But he – deliberately – moves back into his path.

They knock each other as they pass.

Moments later one man is dead and another’s life is changed forever.

Or is it?

There are no CCTV cameras.

There was no one else in the out-of-the-way alley.

Maybe the world doesn’t have to end for Will after all.

But there’s always someone watching . . . and Will’s life is about to implode.

More about the author…

Royston Reeves is a psychological thriller writer from Essex, England

After spending years in advertising writing TV scripts, newspaper ads and billboards, Royston’s first novel, The Weatherman, will be published in November 2023.

Reeves is the Head of Strategy for JOE Media and he currently lives in the Kent countryside with his wife, Carly, and daughter, Hunter-Rose.

My impressions…

If you love a moral dilemma and morally grey characters as much as I do, then you will thoroughly enjoy this amazing psychological thriller. Our main character considers himself a good person, but when faced with the possibility of having committed a crime, he doesn’t put himself forward… and his life changes in an instant. When the line between doing the right thing or the wrong thing is extremely fine, what would you do? The short chapters make this incredible debut even more fast-paced than it would normally be: I couldn’t put it down! Great writing, and incredibly visual. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.

Three words to describe it. Thrilling. Engrossing. Evocative.

Do I like the cover? Yes, it is adequately sinister!

Have I read any other books by the same author? No, this is a debut novel.

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