You Can Trust Me
- Judith D Collins
- Jul 20
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 21
By: Miranda Rijks
ISBN: 9781837565900 Publisher: Inkubator Books
Publication Date: 07/20/225
Format: Other
My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC)
They were the best of friends. And the worst of enemies.
When yoga teacher Amelia falls victim to an online scam, her colleague Paige really comes through for her. And with their daughters Marnie and Taryn becoming best friends, the two families grow even closer.
But all is not as it seems. Paige has an agenda.
Once she has won Amelia’s trust, Paige starts to execute her carefully laid plan… stealing Amelia’s money, destroying her business, undermining her marriage. All the while pretending to be Amelia’s closest friend.
Will Amelia realize what’s going on before it’s too late? Or will Paige succeed in turning her life into a living hell before finally extinguishing it?
Two women trapped in a fight to the bitter end – the best of friends, the worst of enemies.
You Can Trust Me - the chilling psychological thriller from the best-selling author of The Visitors and Make Her Pay.
My Review
Miranda Rijks returns with a gripping domestic suspense novel, YOU CAN TRUST ME, where the line between friends and foes blurs in this heart-pounding thriller of betrayal and suspense.
Trust NO one!
About...
They were best of friends UNTIL...
Amelia and Paige are yoga teachers at the same studio. Amelia falls victim to an online scam, a seemingly harmless incident that sets off a chain of events. Her colleague, Paige, is there to support her, seemingly as if they were best friends. Even their daughters, Marnie and Taryn, become best friends.
However, once the predator (Paige) has her prey where she wants her, she begins to slowly tear down Amelia's life, piece by piece, all the while pretending to be her BFF. How about her daughter? Can she be trusted as well?
Will Amelia figure out what is going on before she loses everything?
Get ready for a wild roller coaster ride!
My thoughts...
Does your friend have your back, or is she delighting a little too much in your fall?
Rijks knows how to keep her characters embroiled in fear, confusion, fraud, scams, destruction, tricks, and entangle them in the worst of circumstances.
Paige’s agenda is EVIL...from stolen money, sabotaged business, to her supposedly friend's marriage, and it does not stop there.
YOU CAN TRUST ME delves deep into the world of toxic friendship, unraveling a twisted plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat, wondering why Paige is so set on revenge and what Amelia might have done to trigger such a response.
Told from the perspectives of Amelia, Paige, and Marnie, the novel delves into a wickedly delicious game of manipulation, lies, betrayal, and drama. As always, I enjoyed the inspiration behind the story.
Recs...
The novel is for fans of the author and those who enjoy works by Emily Shiner, Valerie Keogh, Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Liz Alterman, and Keri Beevis.
I am grateful to Inkubator Books and NetGalley for providing me with an advance reading copy, which has allowed me to share my honest thoughts about this compelling novel.
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My Rating: 4 Stars
Pub Date: July 20, 2025
About the Author
Miranda Rijks is the bestselling author of 25 fast-paced psychological thrillers. You can download her FREE novella The Cheat, on her website mirandarijks . com. She also offers readers the chance to name characters in her books.
Miranda lives in Sussex, England, and when she’s not writing, she’s planning her next trip to The Alps, knitting obsessively, or getting distracted by her black Labrador.
Before turning to fiction, Miranda helped newbie entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses. In 2015, she was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare bone cancer. This completely changed her life and when she recovered, she started writing full-time. WEBSITE
