Too Close

A Novel

By: Natalie Daniels

Narrated by: Clara Salaman, Sara Stewart

NOW AN AMC+ ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING EMILY WATSON

A haunting, edge-of-your-seat debut psychological thriller about a woman who has been institutionalized for a heinous crime, and the psychiatrist assigned to her case who must uncover the truth beneath the madness.

How close do you get before it’s too late…?

Working as a dedicated forensic psychiatrist for many years, Emma is not shocked so easily. Then she is assigned to work with Connie, a wife and mother accused of a despicable crime. Connie is suffering from dissociative amnesia—or at least seems to be.

Now it is up to Emma to decide whether Connie can stand trial for her sins. But there is something about Connie that inexorably pulls Emma into her orbit. Perhaps it is the way she seems to see right through Emma, speaking to Emma’s deepest insecurities about her life, marriage, and her own tragic past. And soon Emma begins to understand how Connie’s complicated marriage and toxic relationship with her beautiful best friend Ness could have driven Connie to snap—or maybe, she is simply getting too close to a woman who is unforgivable…

Alternating between the two women’s points of view, before and after Connie’s breakdown, Too Close is a masterfully written riveting listen about the powerful—yet dangerous—closeness between women.

Refreshing!

Loved this book! Very fast paced, deep, beautiful and honest look at mental illness. I loved the characters and really felt like my life was crumbling as Connie's did as I read through. Also completely enjoyed Connie's cynicism and dark humor, this all made for an engrossing, absorbing read.

A welcome change

The narrators were perfectly suited to the story which was very well written and put together. Such a difference from many ‘soap operas’ with empty-headed characters. The author managed to keep her characters independent of each other and woven in and out of the tale without them losing their personalities. My first impression was relief ‘that this author has a brain”

The subject matter was difficult and after 20 years working with the mentally ill I was relieved to note that the medical terms were mostly accurate. I would perhaps suggest that the terms sociopath and psychopath not be used interchangeably. Most of us believe that they both mean the same diagnosis. There is a significant number

parts excellent

Structurally, it needs more mystery and thriller suspense but excellent writing, character development and performance.

Wrong genre

As several other people have said...this book is in the wrong genre. It’s more of a drama.

Life is hard

This tale was a mix of emotions. The narration was better than excellent. Enjoyed the story.