I have enjoyed a John Marrs as an author throughout last year, with his novel “The Good Samaritan” taking one of my tops of 2024. It was time to endeavour into an older novel of Marrs, with “The One”, which is yet another five star read! Marrs has a talent for writing fast-paced page turning thrillers, and “The One” is not any different. 

The novel follows five individuals who have submitted their samples to ‘Match Your DNA’, a revolutionary matchmaking business that is found on the premise that a true match has a match in DNA, a match that is only ever found in one other person. The five people the story follows each have their own unique experiences with the process, one of them being the founder of the company behind the scientifically guaranteed matching process (or is it?). 

The multiple and non overlapping points of view make this book fast-paced and nearly impossible to stop reading as you feel the need to know what happens next for each of the individuals. This book is full of jaw dropping moments, where I audibly gasped out loud in shock. The novel tackles love, death, murder, revenge, ethics, science, and so many more topics that form one amazing read. This is considered a must read from my perspective, pick it up - you won’t be able to put it down, and you won’t regret it.