This was a page turner for me. It grabbed me right away. I suspected most everyone along the way but never knew who the murderer was until it was revealed. Well done.
I got this book through paperbackswap.com after seeing it on some recommended reading list. Never heard of this author before. It started out well but by the time I was about halfway through, I couldn't stand Chloe, the protagonist/narrator. Her husband, who was her former brother-in-law, was murdered in their summer house.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS: We learn that everything wasn't all wonderful in Chloe's household. We are supposed to believe that a year or two before the murder, Chloe's husband Adam would sometimes completely lose it and would scream at Chloe and his son (Chloe's nephew/stepson) Ethan and would physically abuse Chloe. The way the abuse story was written just didn't seem believable to me. Then when the murderer is revealed, Chloe decides to plant evidence in the house of someone she considered a friend and then figures out a way to alert the police to other things with the hope that the police would search the person's house. END OF SPOILERS
Chloe was a very successful person but she was lacking in morals and ultimately was someone who deserved no respect. Just not a very satisfying read. I won't be reading any more of Burke's books.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS: We learn that everything wasn't all wonderful in Chloe's household. We are supposed to believe that a year or two before the murder, Chloe's husband Adam would sometimes completely lose it and would scream at Chloe and his son (Chloe's nephew/stepson) Ethan and would physically abuse Chloe. The way the abuse story was written just didn't seem believable to me. Then when the murderer is revealed, Chloe decides to plant evidence in the house of someone she considered a friend and then figures out a way to alert the police to other things with the hope that the police would search the person's house. END OF SPOILERS
Chloe was a very successful person but she was lacking in morals and ultimately was someone who deserved no respect. Just not a very satisfying read. I won't be reading any more of Burke's books.
