A bestselling debut novel has been launched by Salman Shaheen, who returned to his hometown of Beccles to celebrate the publication of Freebourne.

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🪐🔍 ARC REVIEW Freebourne by Salman Shaheen 🪐🔍QOTD How important is it to you that a crime novel or thriller has a really strong twist at the end? Does it feel like a let down to you if the twist doesn’t deliver, or are characters and relationships just as important to you?I have to say that Freebourne had the best twist I’ve ever read in a crime thriller. Admittedly I don’t read a lot of them as I’m pretty focused on sci-fi and fantasy, but this had such a strong sci-fi weird science/brain tech element that I couldn’t resist. And wow, what a ride it was!The protagonist steps off a train ready to start fresh in a small English town after personal heartbreak. Instead, he finds a dead woman and gets accused of murder. Not exactly the peaceful new beginning he hoped for!This thriller has everything: a tight-knit village setting that feels authentically English (complete with trendy cafés and a scheming vicar), AI technology that can heal traumatic memories, shadowy secrets, and a protagonist you’ll root for.Here we have murder, political shenanigans or intrigue, high tech wonder and terror risk all in one. Plus it has a totally shocking twist at the end.The story moves at a relentless pace—arrests, new friendships, tech startups, mysterious benefactors, and threats from unexpected quarters. There’s an almost Kafkaesque quality to Harry’s predicament: who can you trust when everyone seems helpful but nothing is as it appears?That final chapter though! 🤯 Total game-changer that makes you rethink everything.If you love crime thrillers with big ideas about memory, identity & redemption, I’d recommend this one because the payoff is absolutely worth it. It’s out already on Kindle and the physical book is dropping on October 28.#Freebourne #SalmanShaheen #BookReview #CrimeFiction #ThrillerBooks #MustRead #BookstagramUK #PlotTwist #SciFi #MurderMystery #SpeculativeFiction

🪐🔍 ARC REVIEW Freebourne by Salman Shaheen 🪐🔍QOTD How important is it to you that a crime novel or thriller has a really strong twist at the end? Does it feel like a let down to you if the twist doesn’t deliver, or are characters and relationships just as important to you?I have to say that Freebourne had the best twist I’ve ever read in a crime thriller. Admittedly I don’t read a lot of them as I’m pretty focused on sci-fi and fantasy, but this had such a strong sci-fi weird science/brain tech element that I couldn’t resist. And wow, what a ride it was!The protagonist steps off a train ready to start fresh in a small English town after personal heartbreak. Instead, he finds a dead woman and gets accused of murder. Not exactly the peaceful new beginning he hoped for!This thriller has everything: a tight-knit village setting that feels authentically English (complete with trendy cafés and a scheming vicar), AI technology that can heal traumatic memories, shadowy secrets, and a protagonist you’ll root for.Here we have murder, political shenanigans or intrigue, high tech wonder and terror risk all in one. Plus it has a totally shocking twist at the end.The story moves at a relentless pace—arrests, new friendships, tech startups, mysterious benefactors, and threats from unexpected quarters. There’s an almost Kafkaesque quality to Harry’s predicament: who can you trust when everyone seems helpful but nothing is as it appears?That final chapter though! 🤯 Total game-changer that makes you rethink everything.If you love crime thrillers with big ideas about memory, identity & redemption, I’d recommend this one because the payoff is absolutely worth it. It’s out already on Kindle and the physical book is dropping on October 28.#Freebourne #SalmanShaheen #BookReview #CrimeFiction #ThrillerBooks #MustRead #BookstagramUK #PlotTwist #SciFi #MurderMystery #SpeculativeFiction

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