There's nothing better than a sudden cut to black to make your heart pound.
And Looking Good Dead is packed full of them, creating a tension that refuses to let go of you from the very first scene.
The drama sees a family in crisis sucked into a dark, disturbing world when Tom Bryce (Adam Woodyatt) attempts to do a good deed.
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But who is the man behind the threatening phone calls - and what does he have in store for them?
The twisty-turny, edge-of-your-seat thriller from popular crime author Peter James is in safe hands with TV legends Adam Woodyatt and Gaynor Faye, who plays Tom's skittish wife Kellie, at the helm.
Both were flawless from start to finish - and I'm sure it's no mean feat for Woodyatt to shake off Ian Beale after all these years (decades) but he does so with ease.
Their chemistry was fantastic as bickering, broken husband and wife, desperate to keep up the successful, classy facade they'd built but with no real idea how. Like swans - smooth on the surface but kicking like mad underneath.
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Luke Ward-Wilkinson held his own against the heavyweights as eye-rolling son Max, even if the dialogue was a bit clunky at times for his 17-year-old character. But hey, writing for teens is hard.
The set is impressive and uses clever lighting to reveal very sinister scenes indeed. The police station could have had a bit more love - and at times the roll-on-roll-off-again set up for the trio of coppers looked a bit strange.
Speaking of the coppers, I found myself wanting to know more about them - their scenes were good but very 'standard cop chat' and unfortunately, the puns and one-liners felt a bit cringe at times. It was all a bit two-dimensional.
That said, Looking Good Dead is a really fun night out, and as the pace quickens and the big finish unfolds you will be on the edge of your seat.
There are some genuinely heart-stopping moments - and I certainly didn't see the ending coming.
Even if you consider yourself an amateur sleuth, I guarantee your jaw will drop at least once.
Looking Good Dead is at Leeds Grand Theatre until September 11.
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