My review
The blurb caught my eye, and the beginning of the story hooked me in. Rachel, a bartender, hears her daughter Beth struggling with someone in the cellar, and all her motherly instincts flood her body. She rushes to protect her daughter and accidentally kills the man, Carl. Why accidentally, you ask? Well, they were both enacting a sex scene from Basic Instinct.
Then comes the roller-coaster ride of hiding the body, having alibis, coordinating the story, and waiting for the cops. Will they, won’t they? Incidentally, Carl is the best man of Peter, Beth’s fiancé. What a rush!!! The babe was having an affair with fiancé’s best friend.
I loved the way the author A. J. Weines has developed the characters. Would I call them lovable, likable, or even tolerable? Nah!! But they were fascinating, the way the mother hid the body (you’ve got to read it to believe it), then provided cool alibis, and she thought of practically everything.
Then came the daughter, a very immature girl, who started unraveling right at the beginning at the dual horror. Narrated in both their POV, the book thrilled me, I would call this a wide-eyed thriller, as I was astonished with the aplomb and the audacity, the way circumstances played out!!
Weines had the twists and turns well in place, secrets popped up at inopportune moments, a searching desperate wife, a delirious grandfather added to the aura which spiraled and curved. It even had far reaching characters taking centre-stage. An unexpected letter at the end had the story turn upside down. I was enthralled and invigorated. But I was laughing at the end for a different reason. An extra star was for making me laugh!! (Ask me in the comments section, I might just tell you!!)
I received an ARC from NetGalley and publisher Bloodhound Books, and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
My rating : 5 stars
About the Author
Book blurb
When barmaid, Rachel, discovers her soon-to-be-married daughter, Beth, pinned down by a stranger in the pub cellar, Rachel lashes out in panic and the intruder ends up dead. In desperation, Rachel convinces Beth they should cover up the crime and go ahead with the planned wedding in one month’s time.
Rachel, however, has her own reasons for not involving the police.
Hiding their dreadful secret is harder than they both imagined and as the big day approaches and the lies multiply, Beth becomes a liability. Rachel looks on in dismay at the hen party when, after too many drinks, Beth declares she’s about to make a special announcement. But before Beth can say a word she disappears…
When two people share a chilling secret can both hold their nerve?
Product Details
Publication date
Publisher : Bloodhound Books
Language : English
Available on Amazon
Fascinating wide-eyed thriller
30 Responses
Loved your review, Shalini! Glad you enjoyed it. 💜
Thank you Mischenko, I did. I had fun. A wide-eyed thriller. I was wide eyed, the book thrilled me and I laughed… For a reason😉😉
Awww…. Sounds like such a cute mother/daughter bonding book! 😉 Definitely an interesting concept!!
Very cute, they are 2 peas in a pod… SO NOT. But they made me laugh for a reason
Okay. You’ve got my attention. Why the laughing? This book sounds interesting. I’m going to have to check it out. Thanks for sharing, Shalini.
Hahaha it is a wide-eyed thriller….
I read the book wide eyed and it made me laugh.. Should I tell you why? Or would you prefer reading?
I think it’s really hard to write humor, since one person’s idea of funny might not be funny at all to someone else. And if you can stick some humor in a thriller…well, that just sounds interesting. I will go download it now. Thanks for the recommendation. Have a great day!
No no… It is not funny at all.. Not a single line of humor. But I was laughing for a couple of reasons…. 😉😉
Reblogged this on Angie Dokos.
Thank you so much Angie. When you reblog, I know I have written well 😉😉💜❤️
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My apologies, Shalini, for being so dense this morning. I guess I need more coffee. LOL. I don’t have a blog, but I will link this on my FB page so others can check it out. 🙂
That is fine, since you asked… Mother daughter duo….. Since you have the book read it up… Hahaha.. I was laughing because I couldn’t believe it
Thank you for the five starer Shalini.
It was a wonderful book, Kurian
Thank you Shalini
Wow very good review,you generated curiosity in me to read the book
Hahaha.. Thank you Vijay, some days I can write 😉😉
Yes you can but not somedays, all days. 😉😎
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How on earth were you laughing at the end? And now I’m wondering how the mother hid the body.
Very morbid way… And I was laughing for a reason… Should I tell you? 😉😉😘😘
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Umm….I want you to, but since it might spoil someone else’s enjoyment of the book I’d better not let you tell me right now. 😔
Hehehehe babes… Then I laugh alone 😉😉
😕…..😂
Sounds very twisty and intriguing.
Verrrrry…