I got this one in my book of the month box. I have read other books by this author and usually enjoy her storytelling. She is full of unpredictable twists and turns and this book is no exception.Lizzie is a lawyer. She used to work in the States Attorney's office, but she gave up her dream job to take a position in a private firm for more money, in order to get her family out of financial trouble. One night, she gets a collect call from Rikers. An old law school friend has been arrested and accused of murdering his wife. He begs Lizzie to take his case.
This story has a lot going on. We have the relationship between Lizzie and her husband, Sam The story of Amanda, the dead wife, as the story goes back and forth in time to tell us about the events leading up to her death. We have the added stressors of the complicated relationship of Lizzie and Zach ( the friend in Rikers). And add to all of that an unreliable narrator.
The book was fun, and like always, full of twists and turns. The problem with this one was that there almost seemed to be too many and they really depended on your suspending belief of what was possible. I gave it three stars. It kept me turning pages and entertained. But not her best work, in my opinion.
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