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Book Review of The Triumph of Katie Byrne

The Triumph of Katie Byrne
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I was completely disappointed in this story. It starts out as an intriguing suspense/murder mystery, at least in the first main section. Then, suddenly, it veers into a totally different direction, with the main character going off to study her acting career. You are left feeling like you got thrown off the mystery train and are lost in a field of who-cares dialog and boring romance. This section of the book was so boring and blah that I skipped over the pages until the story finally returned to the original murder mystery plotline. Even the big "reveal" where the slight twist occurs was disappointing. The writing made it seem almost like an afterthought. Definitely not the typical Barbara Taylor Bradford writing excellence.