The Tapes

By: Kerry Wilkinson

Many thanks to Bookouture for the ARC of the book and the stop on the book tour!

About the Book

‘If you’re listening to this, I’ve been murdered.’

Eve is clearing her father’s house when she finds an old cassette player and a box of tapes. Though grieving, she smiles at the spark of nostalgia.

One tape is labelled ‘Eve’ – in her mother, Angela’s, scrawled handwriting. She disappeared for good more than ten years ago.

The tape whirrs. A voice crackles. ‘My name is Angela’. Tears fill Eve’s eyes at the familiar voice, at the thought this message is just for her. But the next words make her heart pound.

‘If they say I’m missing, I’m not. If you’re listening to this, I’ve been murdered.’

Desperate for answers, Eve has no one left to ask – only a box of tapes that could lead to the truth. But the more she listens, the more she realises she can never go to the police…

Because Eve’s mother had her own secrets. But what if her killer is still out there? And what if Eve is next?

My Review

Just the idea of hearing a tape of your mothers voice telling you that she didn’t just go missing, that she was murdered, is a hooking concept in and of itself. Couple that with the elements that Wilkinson throws in there – excerpts, the fingerprints on the gun, and a mother who had a fluid relationship with the truth, you don’t know what to believe!

What we do know is that there was a killer many years ago. We don’t know who it was, but Eve is determined to find out what her mother meant, which may mean that she is going to find out who the killer was. At no point in this book did I suspect who the killer was. I didn’t really have a good suspect in mind, maybe I had a person or two who I thought maybe it could be, but no one solid. So when it was revealed, I was shocked. Like, my jaw dropped to the floor kind of shocked. I love when that happens!

This book is fast paced and easy to ready. If you love a good puzzling mystery, get your hands on this book! I really enjoy this author, and if you haven’t read them yet, you really should!

Publish Date: August 11, 2025
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