His & Hers
A chilling murder shatters the peace of Blackdown, a picture-perfect British village, forcing newsreader Anna Andrews to report on a crime she desperately wants to avoid. Detective Jack Harper leads the investigation, his instincts immediately pointing toward Anna's suspicious behavior. But the tables quickly turn when Jack finds himself caught in the crosshairs of his own case as a prime suspect. In a deadly web of deception where everyone is lying, it becomes terrifyingly clear that some buried secrets are worth killing for.
- Anna - News Correspondent, Jack’s ex-wife
- Charlotte - Anna and Jack’s daughter, deceased
- Cat - News Anchor
- Jack Harper - Detective Chief Inspector, Anna’s ex-husband
- Priya Patel - Detective Sergeant
- Rachel - Runs a homeless charity, was Anna’s friend at St. Hilary’s
- Richard - Cameraman, Cat’s husband
- Zoe - Jack’s sister, was Anna’s friend at St. Hilary’s
- Olivia - Zoe’s daughter, 2
- Helen - Headmistress of St. Hilary’s Grammar School, was Anna’s friend at St. Hilary’s
- Catherine - St. Hilary’s student who was bullied by Rachel
- Police get an anonymous tip about a dead body in the woods.
- Someone painted ‘Two Faced’ on the women’s nails.
- Tied around her tongue is a red and white friendship bracelet.
- Anna is sent to cover the story of the murder.
- Jack and Anna’s marriage fell apart after Charlotte died of cot death.
- Jack finds Rachel’s underwear and fingernail clippings in his car’s glove compartment.
- When Anna was fifteen her father beat her mother very badly, left and never returned.
- Anna’s mother has dementia.
- Jack finds Rachel’s shoes and cell phone in the trunk of his car.
- Helen is found dead in her office with a red and white friendship bracelet tied around her tongue and drug residue on her face.
- The word ‘Liar’ is stapled onto her chest.
- Ann discovered the body after getting an anonymous call.
- Back in school Rachel and Anna were best friends.
- For Anna’s sixteenth birthday, Rachel, Zoe, Helen and Catherine come to her house.
- Anna gives the four girls matching red and white friendship bracelets.
- That night Rachel takes the girls into the woods to meet adult men who pay to have sex with them.
- Zoe and Helen willingly hook up with the men, but Anna runs away and Catherine is raped.
- Rachel blackmailed Anna into staying quiet with nude photos she had taken of her.
- Zoe stole Anna’s kitten and cut its tail off.
- Jack goes home to find Zoe dead in the bathtub with one eye sewn shut and a friendship bracelet tied around her tongue.
- Anna realizes that Cat is the Catherine she knew at St. Hilary’s.
- Anna goes to Cat’s parents’ house and finds Richard bleeding on the floor.
- Anna’s mother tells Anna that her father didn’t disappear, she killed him after years of abuse.
- She buried him in the backyard and planted vegetables on top of him.
- Priya shoots and kills Cat.
- Police find evidence linking Cat to the murders.
- Six months later: Anna is a news anchor once again.
- Anna’s mother moves to a retirement village.
- Anna covers the vegetable garden at the house with a patio so her father’s body won’t be found.
- Anna and Jack are living together with Olivia.
- Anna’s mother was faking her dementia.
- Anna’s mother killed the victims after finding a note in Anna’s old bedroom detailing the awful things the girls had done.
- She tried to frame Jack for the murders because she was angry that he left Anna after Charlotte died.
- She is happy to have Anna back in her life which was her goal all along.
His & Hers is a psychological thriller that constantly pulls the rug out from under you. The narrative alternates between Anna, Jack, and the killer's point of view, creating a tense atmosphere. Getting inside the killer's head adds a deeply unsettling layer to the mystery, especially since neither Anna nor Jack are giving you the full picture.
The short chapters make this an easy book to fly through, and the fast pacing keeps the momentum high from start to finish. Every time I thought I had a solid theory, Feeney dropped another surprise. The toxic, shared history between the characters keeps the suspect pool tightly connected, and you quickly learn to trust no one. Priya stood out as a particularly interesting character to follow amid all the chaos. I spent the second half of the book trying to figure out what she was really thinking and whose side she was actually on, making her scenes extra tense.
The ending twist was a good one, even though it relied on a little too much explanation to tie everything together at the very close.
If you like toxic dynamics and lots of twists, then you will love this book.
- Rachel - Dead - Stabbed by Anna’s mother
- Helen - Dead - Throat slit by Anna’s mother
- Zoe - Dead - Killed by Anna’s mother
- Anna’s father - Dead - Bludgeoned by Anna’s mother
- Richard - Dead - Murdered by Anna’s mother
- Cat - Dead - Shot by Priya
- Anna - Alive - Happy living with Jack and raising Olivia
- Jack - Alive - Happy living with Anna and raising Olivia
- Infidelity
- Loss of a child
- Domestic violence
- Rape of a child
- Animal cruelty
- Murder
ISBN: 9781250266095
Publication Date: March 30, 2021
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
