A Twisty Thriller

I appreciate Avon Publishers sending me a review copy of GUILT by Amanda Robson. The author’s debut novel was OBSESSION, which was also a psychological thriller. I plan to place that novel in my reading pile very soon.
Zara and Miranda Cunningham are non-identical twins. They have always been close, but are roommates even as adults. Miranda is the smart, steady one with a good job at an accounting firm. Zara is more flighty, but finally seems to be using her artistic talents to go back to school and pursue a career. Their mother wants Miranda to be there for Zara who has been unstable and was “cutting”to the point of almost killing herself.
The sisters seem to be doing fairly well until Zara meets Sebastian and falls head over heels for him. Sebastian is handsome and charming, but Miranda has a bad feeling about him from the start. Things become more uncomfortable for her when Sebastian moves into their flat and becomes paired with Miranda at her job. Relations between the two sister unravel until one ends up dead. This is not a spoiler, as the first chapter opens with the aftermath of the murder.
The author writes the novel in a suspenseful, compelling way. Time weaves between the past and present and the three different narrators. The chapters are mostly short, which keeps the reader quickly turning the pages and makes it hard to put the book down.
None of the characters/narrators are truly reliable, which adds to a very twisty storyline. Sebastian is an extremely scary sociopath and it is easy to see how Miranda feels torn about what to do so her fragile sister won’t be hurt by this seemingly reckless man.
Amanda Robson’s background has enabled her to write a novel that is emotional and engaging.