Book Summary
Tara Logan adores her perfect little family: husband, Noah, and two children, teenager Rosie and eleven-year-old Spencer.
But her happiness is shattered when she wakes up one morning in her neighbour’s bed, with no memory of how she got there or what happened between them. And worse – he has been stabbed to death.
Convinced she didn’t kill Lee and scared of losing everything she cares about, Tara flees home and stays silent, holding her breath as the investigation grips the neighbourhood.
But as her daughter spirals out of control, and her husband becomes increasingly distant, Tara starts to wonder if someone in her life knows what really happened that night. When the police turn their questions towards her, Tara realises she has to find out.
But what will it take to uncover the real story, and can she survive the truth?
My Review - 3 1/2 stars
Lies, lies, lies and more lies in Part 1. I was shaking my head and thinking what foolishness is this, do people think and act like this. Then after allowing myself to 'drink the kool aid' once Part 2 came I couldn't stop reading.
All the characters were fine, more then a few unlikable including the neighbors, I think most either like, dislike or are neutral about neighbors. If a murder happened would this bring a neighborhood closer together or break them apart and have people moving out of their homes.
I don't consider Tara's family to be dysfunctional but bad things do happen to families, life happens. Tara and Noah separate and are back together but it seems like the separation affected Rosie in a negative way that puts herself and others at risk. She was an unreliable character, I never knew what to believe and neither did her family which then included the police.
There are secondary characters that add to the dilemma within the story and add distractions but in the end were they really distractions.
Nothing is as it seems which makes for a good read. Those that read mystery and thrillers all the time will have different thoughts through out the book, some right and some very wrong. Overall, it is an entertaining read but you do have to suspend belief. The Detective continued to tell Tara that they are investigating but there are so many things as a reader you say, why haven't you did this, this and this etc, just comes across as incompetent. I think this could actually take away the enjoyment for some readers but as I said it is an entertaining fast read.
This was my first Kathryn Croft book and I will read more by her.
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DeleteIt sounds unpredictable. I like books where I guess wrong. :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoy books where I guess wrong also. This one makes you say no throughout and then 'answer'
DeleteOh yes I was anxious about the lack of forensic science in this I recall and the police investigation seemed a bit half-hearted... But of course I enjoyed it anyway.
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