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cassiecat 's review for:
It Could Be Anyone
by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
This US author new is new to me. It’s a domestic thriller, it’s got a mystery element, and a psychological element too.
Trevor Vaughan flew to Miami with 5 of his best friends for his wedding to Fiona. He dies of anaphylactic shock (peanuts) on the dance floor, the wedding day, with his epipen mysteriously not in its usual place in Fiona’s bag.
Only it would appear that these ‘friends’ don’t even like Trevor, each have their own reason for wanting him dead. As he has been manipulating them with threats of disclosing their secrets. He would seem to be a narcissistic sociopath.
So the mystery begins of whodunit.
There are a lot of guests names and POV so I made a list to keep track.
We aren’t given a chance to get used to the characters involved at the wedding before we start getting other unconnected friends and family names thrown into the mix too.
With their secrets non of the friends come across as likeable, Dutch does superficially with his good deeds.
We are taunted with the secrets constantly, but when finally revealed I was underwhelmed.
It’s also a story about the power of friendship and whether you put your own needs above those of your friends, and the consequences of both the selfless and selfish route. I did feel sorry for Fiona.
Unfortunately this story failed to engage me at any stage.