I was fortunate enough to receive a gifted copy and am providing a review.
A bachelor party that is more than a bachelor party. There is an intriguing group of characters found within the pages of this story. They all met at Vassar and have carried a shared secret for the past ten years or so along with more secrets and deceits they have racked up singularly throughout those same years.
Jonathan – the friend who always wants to help everyone, unconditionally. His Peter fiancé who has a huge secret of his own.
Keith – the gallery owner as well as drug-addicted friend everyone wants to help.
Stephanie – the lawyer friend, because every story needs a lawyer.
Maeve – the shy friend.
Derrick – the friend with a bad temper that he keeps hidden away from everyone. He also has a secret crush on someone.
Finch – Keith’s successful artist client. No one wants to include him in their close-knit group, though he keeps superficially trying.
Crystal – she’s another drug addict, not remotely in the group, but an integral part of the story.
Alice – the friend who has been dead for many, many years but no one seems to be able to shake her memory because of their own guilt.
Detective Julia Scutt – the officer assigned to the case. There is also the underlying story of Jane (Detective Scutt’s sister) and Bethany (Jane’s best friend).
I actually read this book twice … and will probably read it again at some point in the future, even though I know what happens. The way these stories are intertwined will keep one guessing and the ending is quite a surprise. On my second reading, though I know what happened, I wasn’t sure exactly how the events transpired to get there. If you like a story told from multiple perspectives, with a couple of different story lines intertwined, a story full of lies and deceit, I am certainly you will enjoy this one. There may even be just the tiniest hint of romance thrown in for good measure.
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