The Call of Cassandra Rose

By: Sophia Spiers

Narrated by: Lili Miller

Annabelle seems to have it all. The perfect house, a successful husband, a darling son. But Annabelle is troubled.

Trapped in an unhappy marriage, failing at motherhood, and at odds with her new privileged lifestyle, Annabelle begins to self-harm, a habit resurrected from her traumatic past.

When she meets the alluring and charismatic hypnotherapist Cassandra Rose, she is offered a way out.

Through hypnosis, Annabelle is encouraged to unearth her painful repressed memories and face her childhood demons. But as the boundaries between her hypnotic trance and reality begin to dissolve, Annabelle becomes increasingly vulnerable to much darker forces.

Filled with twists and suspense, The Call of Cassandra Rose is a chilling thriller that examines how trauma shapes our lives, and asks whether we can ever really escape our pasts.

A Londoner of proud Italian and Greek heritage, Sophia Spiers grew up on the Lisson Green Council Estate, which informed the depiction of her protagonist’s childhood. She studied film at university, and in her 20s and early 30s worked in TV and post-production, before turning her attention to her true passion: writing. Sophia was one of the six outstanding mentees chosen from over 1500 entrants to be part of the inaugural Madeleine Milburn mentorship scheme and has been honing her craft ever since.

©2022 Sophia Spiers (P)2022 Lume Books

Critic reviews

"'Hypnotic, chilling and harrowing. Spiers has delivered a fabulous debut thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end." (J.A. Corrigan, author of The Nurse)

"A perfectly plotted, dizzying-paced, very accomplished debut. Sophia Spiers weaves a dark, intricate story with intriguing, unreliable characters, and deals sensitively with important issues. Sophia is an exciting new voice in psychological thrillers, and I look forward to reading what she comes up with next." (Diane Jeffrey, best-selling author of The Guilty Mother)

"An engrossing, dark and twisty thriller. An original and disturbing page-turner with an intriguing and unforgettable cast of characters." (Zoe Rosi, author of Someone's Watching Me)

decent storyline

Decent story even though you really figure the book out pretty quickly and how it will play out. so nothing really shocking by the ending.