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Riveting book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2023

This book was a surprise. The more i read the harder it was to put down. Its now midnight. The last half got more and riveting till i couldn't put it down till I finished it! Would recommend it to anyone who likes a mystery that waits to the end to reveal the guilty one!

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Long stretches of boredom

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2022

The actual story was ok, but it would have been better as a novella or short story - most of the middle should have been omitted. So very slow-moving for much of the read!

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connie k ross

Riveting book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2023

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Mark & Sharon Young

compelling

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 13, 2023

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I was hooked from the beginning! The twists kept coming and kept me reading into the small hours of the night. I hadn’t figured it out before the end and was quite satisfied at the end.

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Barbara L. Martz

Love her books

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2023

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Really enjoy her books. This was the latest and very good

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Denise H

Keeps you guessing

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 2, 2022

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This book had a bit of a different feel from Burton’s other books but it was still a great read. It’s full of mystery and suspense with interesting twists and turns. Dangerous secrets, lies, and manipulations are scattered throughout the story and there are a lot of suspects. There’s no way to tell who’s telling the truth. To me, this book feels more character-driven rather than procedural and the story jumps around from past to present with multiple POVs (Clare’s sisters – Brit (older) and Marisa (Clare’s twin), Jo-Jo (Clare’s former best friend), John Richards (detective trying to solve Clare’s case), Jack (family friend and bad boy) and then, of course, the bad guy). It was really interesting to read the different chapters from different characters' POVs because they gave the book a more in-depth, real feel since they were all flawed in some way with real struggles. There were also a lot of warped family dynamics and some addiction-related/psychological issues with some of the characters. It’s a gripping, intense story with a satisfying end!

*Many thanks to the author for the ARC.

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loved it!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 16, 2022

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This books has the perfect amount of mystery! It kept me hooked until the end, I need a sequel ASAP

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Kate Reading and Sewing in South Carolina

classic suspense thriller

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2022

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Ms Burton weaves a can’t put it down story, with enough twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat, but also, enough subtle hints along the way to make the plot line plausible. Another excellent read from one of my favorite mystery writers

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Sandyv

Great Cast of Characters

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 18, 2022

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The story travels through years and it circles back as the reader tries to untangle the threads the tie the characters together. The story is complex and all characters flawed.

I read the book in one day, I was fascinated.

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This One Will Keep You Guessing!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 2, 2022

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Fourteen years after her twin sister's tragic death, Marisa Stockton is still focused on finding Clare's killer. After succumbing to the numbing effects of alcohol, Marisa is finally sober and again focused on Clare's murder. Her older sister hovers, ready to pick up the pieces when Marisa falls again, but she's adamant that Marisa should put what happened in the past and move on with her life.

Marisa's friends aren’t happy with her dredging up the past, but the more Marisa looks for answers, the more questions she has as secrets from fourteen years ago come to light. Now the deadline for solving the murder looms as the detective who originally handled the case is set to retire soon. As Marisa uncovers new leads, it looks like it may be a case of mistaken identity and the killer actually thought Clare was Marisa.

Marisa's story is told through multiple POVs, with past and present timelines and a compelling cast of characters. The story drew me in and I stayed up way too late reading into the night because I absolutely had to find out how it ended. With twists and turns and shocking surprises, this riveting, hypnotic thriller will leave you gasping for breath, so don’t miss it!

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