No Way Out: Psychological Lesbian Thriller (eBook)

No Way Out is a psychological thriller with more twists and turns than a Rubik’s Cube. I usually give a book fifty pages to fully draw me in; this one had me locked in from the very first sentence.

“Six hours, twenty-nine minutes and thirty-three seconds ago, I murdered someone.”

What follows is a masterclass in misdirection. Just when you think you’ve figured things out, Ruby Scott pivots and sends the reader in an entirely different direction. Despite the shifting timelines and multiple perspectives, the story is easy to follow. Nothing feels confusing; every shift feels intentional, making this a tightly plotted, expertly crafted novel.

The suspense never lets up. Although the murder occurs in the opening line, we do not learn the full details of the crime until almost the very end. The tension is sustained, the pacing sharp, and the payoff deeply satisfying.

This is as good a whodunit as I have read in a long time. And while I firmly believe nobody did the genre quite like Agatha Christie, No Way Out earns its place in that conversation.

Highly recommended.

Wow! What a ride that was! This story grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and carried me along through ups, downs, ins, outs and twists and turns that left me exhausted and exhilarated! I started reading this while on holiday but since returning, catching up on work, and sneaking in a short story by Ruby Scott, I was only halfway through when I climbed into bed at 10.30pm thinking I would just get a chapter or two in before going to sleep. At 2am I finally closed my kindle having read right through to the end! The first half of the book takes you along at a gentle, free-flowing pace, easing you in, introducing you to each character, making you think you know exactly where this is taking you and who is going to do what. Then you find you have hit the rapids, and you are not getting out anytime soon! I let myself be drawn deeply into the storyline and into each personality and I was manipulated beautifully into making assumptions and believing what the authors wanted me to believe, even though I felt something wasn’t quite right. Everything I thought I had figured out, how I felt about each character? All wrong!! I have never had my head turned upside down so much and said out loud “well, damn! I was not expecting that, or that, or that!” How worryingly easy it can be, to be fooled by someone who you trust and believe in only to find their personality and motives are not what you originally think. This story is a brilliant thriller full of mystery, deception, intrigue and humour. Susie Fleming and Ruby Scott - the best authors ever!

It just goes to show, sometimes you really should trust your gut instincts. But I let myself get drawn in and subtly manipulated by the brilliant misdirections of this story. And as one of my favorite lines says, "when lesbians close ranks, you don't see it coming." It's full of dark humor, sharp wit, and high emotions that will keep you glued through every new revelation and twist. This is truly a fantastic read.

This book was everything that I didn’t know I needed! I delved into ‘No Way Out’ on the back of a book hangover which demanded that I read something gripping and gritty, and this book delivered on both fronts! 👏🏼

It is bursting at the seams with tension, drama, intrigue, suspense, and more twists than a damn corkscrew! I was pretty much frustrated for the majority of this book, happy to stew in my anger towards specific characters, only for Susie Fleming&Ruby Scott to flip the script once more! I felt utterly manipulated, chapter by chapter, until the very last page, and I bloody loved it! 🙌🏼

‘No Way Out’ is like riding a wild rollercoaster, all the adrenaline, emotions, the ups and the downs. And just when you think you’ve worked it out and sit there smiling smugly half way through, the damn thing jolts and takes the return journey backwards, leaving you screaming WT actual F?!

Lastly, I have to give a shout-out to the dark humour in this book, it was entirely genius! I mean… ‘Her face cracks open wider than a porn star on heat as she beams at him adoringly.’ Just glorious. 🤣

Outstanding thriller, fun like Clue on steroids, and with lesbians. Scathing humor in dialogue and laugh out loud situations, but none of that keeps the intrigue, twists, suspects, and criming from maintaining suspense throughout the book.