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Today I'm featuring two titles - both of which are worth the read & buy!
A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller reminiscent of Agatha Christie from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hunting Party.
The bride – The plus one – The best man – The wedding planner – The bridesmaid – The body
On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. It’s a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer dress, the remote location, the luxe party favors, the boutique whiskey. The cell phone service may be spotty and the waves may be rough, but every detail has been expertly planned and will be expertly executed.
But perfection is for plans, and people are all too human. As the champagne is popped and the festivities begin, resentments and petty jealousies begin to mingle with the reminiscences and well wishes. The groomsmen begin the drinking game from their school days. The bridesmaid not-so-accidentally ruins her dress. The bride’s oldest (male) friend gives an uncomfortably caring toast.
And then someone turns up dead. Who didn’t wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why?
I wasn't sure at first if I would like the set up of this book- told from several alternating POV's both 1st and 3rd person. But you know what? It totally worked and was highly effective in moving the story along (not that it needs it as it takes place in a very short- and I mean short-time frame).
The setting also really shines here adding to the eerie that the book oozes.
Not all the characters are likable - but that's okay! In fact I LOVE books like that.
While I figured most of the book out,there was still a nasty little surprise! LOVED IT!
As a mother and a famous author, Ward DeFleur has it all. She lives in a beautiful estate in picture-perfect Connecticut, along with her teenage daughter, Stevie, where nothing can go wrong. Until, one night, when Stevie is brutally murdered and Ward’s entire world is shattered. Consumed by panic and grief, Ward vows never to put pen to paper again.
Enter Bree Bennett.
Bree is a recently-divorced, former-journalist-cum-housewife, desperate to fill her days with something other than Pilates classes and grocery shopping. So she decides to start writing for the town newspaper. What begins as Bree’s effort to tell Ward’s tragic narrative turns into a fixation with finding her favorite author. Unfortunately, Ward doesn’t want to be found. Even worse, Stevie’s killer is still on the loose…
I wasn't a huge fan of Ms Liebert's prior novel but this one...this one!!!
Yeah, to say I really liked it is an understatement- other figuring things out (pretty much)and being disappointed with the end but that's ok because, yeah,it did work.
Ms Liebert has written a clever fast paced book.I didn't really like either Bree or Ward BUT this made the book even better for me.
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