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A review by gall007
A Death at the Party by Amy Stuart
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley, and Simon and Schuster Canada for an eARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
'A Death at the Party' by Amy Stuart is a quick and tightly plotted read that intrigued me from its opening. The title makes it obvious (so no spoilers there!) that a death occurs at the party that is the central event of this book. It was a very unique approach to this genre in that the book starts off with us witnessing the main character, Nadine, involved in a murder but we don't really know who or why. The rest of the novel is then told through flashbacks to what occurred with Nadine throughout the morning, afternoon and evening of that day i.e. before and during the party. I really enjoyed the portions that explored Nadine's past and an event in her past that is key to the events at the party.
I really liked how the author tied all the events together, even though when you first come across them, they seem like one-off unique events. I think I would have liked a little more from the ending in terms of the fallout of the events of the party but that's less to do with the writing or the novel, and more that I prefer some resolution to the mystery novels I read. One gripe I did have with this novel was that it was slightly inaccurate scientifically and is an issue that could have been easily resolved with bit of research.
'A Death at the Party' by Amy Stuart is a quick and tightly plotted read that intrigued me from its opening. The title makes it obvious (so no spoilers there!) that a death occurs at the party that is the central event of this book. It was a very unique approach to this genre in that the book starts off with us witnessing the main character, Nadine, involved in a murder but we don't really know who or why. The rest of the novel is then told through flashbacks to what occurred with Nadine throughout the morning, afternoon and evening of that day i.e. before and during the party. I really enjoyed the portions that explored Nadine's past and an event in her past that is key to the events at the party.
I really liked how the author tied all the events together, even though when you first come across them, they seem like one-off unique events. I think I would have liked a little more from the ending in terms of the fallout of the events of the party but that's less to do with the writing or the novel, and more that I prefer some resolution to the mystery novels I read. One gripe I did have with this novel was that it was slightly inaccurate scientifically and is an issue that could have been easily resolved with bit of research.