by Asley Elston
A Mystery/Thriller, 2026 by Pamela Dorman Books, 340 Pages
What I Didn’t Like:
- Some morally grey characters grace these pages. If you like good guys to root for, consider this a content warning.
- A few of the issues are a result of someone making a stupid mistake. The kind you want to yell at them for mid-page.
- Content warning: drunk driving, lying, death of a loved one, grief, bribery, corruption.
What I Did Like:
- Excellent setup! You have just enough information at the start to keep you invested.
- The twists in this one are really well done. If, when finished, someone were to say “so what was the alibi?” You could accurately say “which one?” That’s fun. It’s proof of that old adage that once you lie you can’t stop.
- Well-written characters. This one is multi-POV and each character reads differently. You could drop into a random page and recognize who you were reading, for the most part. That’s the mark of a good multi-POV book.
Who Should Read This One:
- Fans of thrillers with complex storylines that unravel as you go.
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