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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
I really got into this one! I thought the plot was evenly paced and while I was annoyed with Molly, I understood her nuances as being part of the horrific background she experienced. I thought I had the “bad guy” figured out but LOVED the twist! And while the ending was nicely wrapped up, I thought it was appropriate for Molly’s story. This is my first book with the Det. Rita Myers, but she was the STAR of the book. I’m definitely going to check out the other novels!
This book was doing a good job at the “who dun it?” Guessing game.
Until you literally figure out who did it and it sounds like the stupidest story ever.
Until you literally figure out who did it and it sounds like the stupidest story ever.
This book has two narrators; Molly, whose husband is murdered, and Rita, a detective who is assigned to the case.
Overall I think the pacing of the book was pretty good. There were some annoyances (Molly goes to adopt a shelter dog after her husband’s death and immediately makes her a “service dog”). I thought the ending was just a little too neat as well.
Overall I think the pacing of the book was pretty good. There were some annoyances (Molly goes to adopt a shelter dog after her husband’s death and immediately makes her a “service dog”). I thought the ending was just a little too neat as well.
One frigid snowy night, Molly throws a 40th birthday party for her beloved husband Jay. Molly got a little tipsy and goes to bed, passing out. Jay never came to bed; Molly goes looking for him and finds him dead on the floor of his office. Rita has worked for the Boston PD many years and has grown accustomed to murders. Rita is convinced Jay’s murder wasn’t random or one of opportunity. Rita is convinced it was one of Jay’s friends who killed him. Molly struggles with figuring out her husband’s death and struggles to keep her deepest secrets buried. Will Rita be able to solve the murder before Molly is revealed? Will Molly be able to survive this?
This book was a solid suspense thriller. The pacing wasn’t fast, but it wasn’t too slow – definitely on the slow side though. I tend to find most suspense novels are deep in the atmosphere of character development which can bog the story down and draw it out – that happened here. I did enjoy the story, I just felt like there were a lot of words that didn’t fit – and some entire characters actually. While this was a solid book, the drawn out nature of it made not as enjoyable as I had hoped. However, that being said, this was a solid debut novel.
Thanks to @netgalley and the publisher, Kensington Books @kensingtonbooks, for my advanced e-arc in exchange for this honest review. This one is out December 27th, so treat yourself to some after Christmas Shopping. This one would be perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena
This book was a solid suspense thriller. The pacing wasn’t fast, but it wasn’t too slow – definitely on the slow side though. I tend to find most suspense novels are deep in the atmosphere of character development which can bog the story down and draw it out – that happened here. I did enjoy the story, I just felt like there were a lot of words that didn’t fit – and some entire characters actually. While this was a solid book, the drawn out nature of it made not as enjoyable as I had hoped. However, that being said, this was a solid debut novel.
Thanks to @netgalley and the publisher, Kensington Books @kensingtonbooks, for my advanced e-arc in exchange for this honest review. This one is out December 27th, so treat yourself to some after Christmas Shopping. This one would be perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena
I feel like I've read this book 5 times before (wife is the narrator, her perfect husband is killed, their relationship was actually not that great). I never loved any of its variations, so not wasting my time on yet another one
This was a compelling mystery with a fantastic character in Detective Rita Meyers.
In an affluent suburb of Boston, Molly Bradley throws a dinner party for her husband Jay’s birthday. The Bradleys and three other couples enjoy drinking and conversation. As the party ends, Molly goes to bed drunk and Jay goes out to his garage/home office to work on his book on abnormal psychology.
Molly wakes alone the next day and finds Jay murdered.
There is a delicious unfolding of secrets and lies, affairs and suspicions, as Detective Rita investigates. Molly has childhood trauma, which she denies in her new life, and Jay’s research into serial killers brings more details to muddle the case. Rita is a tight and concise investigator, interesting and likable. Molly comes across as wounded yet real, though her mourning process was unwieldy and sporadic.
There are many possible killers and motives are revealed and either pursued or discarded. There are four men in the Bradley’s friend group and there were points in the story that I struggled to keep them all straight. When the final confrontation occurs it seems unlikely that the killer had managed to keep their extreme motives and malice so hidden, which felt unrealistic.
In general, a character-driven, fast-paced and engaging read.
In an affluent suburb of Boston, Molly Bradley throws a dinner party for her husband Jay’s birthday. The Bradleys and three other couples enjoy drinking and conversation. As the party ends, Molly goes to bed drunk and Jay goes out to his garage/home office to work on his book on abnormal psychology.
Molly wakes alone the next day and finds Jay murdered.
There is a delicious unfolding of secrets and lies, affairs and suspicions, as Detective Rita investigates. Molly has childhood trauma, which she denies in her new life, and Jay’s research into serial killers brings more details to muddle the case. Rita is a tight and concise investigator, interesting and likable. Molly comes across as wounded yet real, though her mourning process was unwieldy and sporadic.
There are many possible killers and motives are revealed and either pursued or discarded. There are four men in the Bradley’s friend group and there were points in the story that I struggled to keep them all straight. When the final confrontation occurs it seems unlikely that the killer had managed to keep their extreme motives and malice so hidden, which felt unrealistic.
In general, a character-driven, fast-paced and engaging read.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Molly Bradley's husband is brutally murdered after an evening of celebration, and the killer is suspected to be one of the guests in attendance. As the story unfolds, readers discover that Molly's horrifying past trauma has reemerged and is linked to her husband's homicide. Will she survive a second time ? Was her loving husband involved? This fast -paced thriller will have you guessing until the very end!
Not too bad of a book, loved the characters, loved the background of the story and the mystery. Wasn't terribly exciting until the last few chapters of the book. But I definitely did not guess the ending, so well done!