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kyoungren 's review for:
It Had to Be You
by Mary Higgins Clark, Alafair Burke
3.5 rounded up. This was the first book in the Under Suspicion series that I have read. I didn't realize this was a series and this book can definitely be read as a standalone. The author does a good job at providing some back story so you don't feel lost. There is some back story about the characters I would like to know so I may read the earlier books in this series.
Ten years ago twin brothers were accused of killing their parents but were never charged. Did one of them do it? Have they not spoken in ten years because one believes the other did it? When their sister contacts a true crime producer to look into the cold case their entire lives are under the microscope. I did enjoy the true crime aspect of the story and thought that it was like solving a crime yourself as they looked into all the details from their view versus the view of the police.
I felt there were some pacing issues with the book. I was sucked in right away but it slowed down in the middle. I found a lot of it to be repetitive. The ending was also very fast. I felt like there were some red herrings thrown in that were never even explained. I found myself at the end thinking well what happened with this person or what was this little bit about.
Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an ARC of It Had to be You by Mary Higgins Clark: Alafair Burke for an honest review.
Ten years ago twin brothers were accused of killing their parents but were never charged. Did one of them do it? Have they not spoken in ten years because one believes the other did it? When their sister contacts a true crime producer to look into the cold case their entire lives are under the microscope. I did enjoy the true crime aspect of the story and thought that it was like solving a crime yourself as they looked into all the details from their view versus the view of the police.
I felt there were some pacing issues with the book. I was sucked in right away but it slowed down in the middle. I found a lot of it to be repetitive. The ending was also very fast. I felt like there were some red herrings thrown in that were never even explained. I found myself at the end thinking well what happened with this person or what was this little bit about.
Thank you NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an ARC of It Had to be You by Mary Higgins Clark: Alafair Burke for an honest review.