Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver

Summary:

Nine suicides
One Cult
No leader

Nine people arrive one night on Chelsea Bridge. They’ve never met. But at the same time, they run, and leap to their deaths. Each of them received a letter in the post that morning, a pre-written suicide note, and a page containing only four words: Nothing important happened today.

That is how they knew they had been chosen to become a part of the People Of Choice: A mysterious suicide cult whose members have no knowledge of one another.

Thirty-two people on that train witness the event. Two of them will be next. By the morning, People Of Choice are appearing around the globe; it becomes a movement. A social media page that has lain dormant for four years suddenly has thousands of followers. The police are under pressure to find a link between the cult members, to locate a leader that does not seem to exist.

How do you stop a cult when nobody knows they are a member?

My Review:

Back in December 2018 I raved about Good Samaritans by Will Carver but now he has returned with the dark and sinister Nothing Important Happened Today (Orenda Books). It can at times easy to refer to a writer as a genius but what Will Carver has given us in nothing short of jaw dropping. A storyline that made me at times gasp for air and made me sit bolt upright even on my journey to the office.

I have written this review not once or twice but this is now my third attempt at writing a review worthy of such an outstanding piece of work but here goes. The story really does not let up from page one until the very last so be warned you may want to lock the door and ignore your phone. This is one book you will need to read this Christmas. How would I describe Nothing Important Happened Today? One word. Sensational. This is not going to be your book that has Christmas written all over it but one that will grab hold of you and take you on a journey. Imagine you are one of nine people who wake up one morning and decide that today will be the day when they head to Chelsea Bridge and jump into the River Thames and for each of them this is where their lives end. But this is where the story begins.

I am not going to say this is an easy topic and some may find the content disturbing. What made all nine want to end their lives in what was a mass suicide. Who and what is behind what has just happened and are their other ‘chosen’ ones to end their lives. This is why I was left gasping for air. Carver has carefully sculptured a novel that takes hold of you and twists your mind and thoughts in a way like no other book I have read in a very long time.

There was one time when I was left with my head in my hands but I know I wanted to know what was going to happen. I wanted answers and wanted to know there and then.

Someone is behind the suicides and through this thriller you get to meet the individuals who are chosen to end their lives as the book moves back and forth through time. You the reader will become entangled with each of the characters involved and this left my head spinning. Mr Carver clearly did a lot of research when he decided to write this book and how he has pulled this one off. All I will say is be prepared. Your mouth will go dry and your palms will sweat even on a cold day. Will Carver you have pulled it off. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

276 Pages.

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Thank you to Karen at Orenda Books and Anne Cater (Random Things Tours) for the review copy of Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver

 Nothing Important Happened Today by Will Carver was published by Orenda Books and was published on 14^th November 2019 and is available through Waterstones, Amazon and through your local independent bookshop.

 

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