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Il est tard lorsque Eden, jeune éditrice new-yorkaise, reçoit ce message de sa mère, Tara. Leurs relations sont distantes depuis que celle-ci a refait sa vie avec un homme de treize ans son cadet dont elle a eu un petit garçon, Jeremy. Pour Flynn Darby, séduisant diplômé de Harvard, Tara a tout quitté : sa fille, son mari, leur maison. Quitte à payer le prix fort : affronter la rancune d'Eden et devoir élever un enfant atteint d'une maladie génétique très grave.
En décidant de ne pas répondre, Eden n'imagine pas un instant qu'elle n'entendra plus jamais la voix de sa mère : le lendemain, Tara se suicide après avoir tué Jeremy... Rongée par la culpabilité, Eden n'a d'autre choix que de se mettre en danger pour connaître la vérité. Peu à peu, elle découvre un aspect de sa mère qu'elle ignorait mais aussi la personnalité étrange de Flynn...
Virtuose du suspense psychologique, Patricia MacDonald explore les secrets et les fêlures du passé au fil d'une intrigue redoutable.
Il est tard lorsque Eden, jeune éditrice new-yorkaise, reçoit ce message de sa mère, Tara. Leurs relations sont distantes depuis que celle-ci a refait sa vie avec un homme de treize ans son cadet dont elle a eu un petit garçon, Jeremy. Pour Flynn Darby, séduisant diplômé de Harvard, Tara a tout quitté : sa fille, son mari, leur maison. Quitte à payer le prix fort : affronter la rancune d'Eden et devoir élever un enfant atteint d'une maladie génétique très grave.
En décidant de ne pas répondre, Eden n'imagine pas un instant qu'elle n'entendra plus jamais la voix de sa mère : le lendemain, Tara se suicide après avoir tué Jeremy... Rongée par la culpabilité, Eden n'a d'autre choix que de se mettre en danger pour connaître la vérité. Peu à peu, elle découvre un aspect de sa mère qu'elle ignorait mais aussi la personnalité étrange de Flynn...
Virtuose du suspense psychologique, Patricia MacDonald explore les secrets et les fêlures du passé au fil d'une intrigue redoutable.
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First published May 1, 2016
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Patricia MacDonald
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Patricia MacDonald is the author of several psychological suspense novels set in small towns. MacDonald grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut and has a master's degree from Boston College. Before writing her own novels she was a book editor and was once an editor for a soap opera magazine in New York. She is married to writer Art Bourgeau. They live in Cape May, New Jersey and have one daughter.
Her first novel, The Unforgiven, published in 1981, received an Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America. Secret Admirer (1995) won the literary prize at the 1997 Deauville Film Festival in France, where MacDonald is consistently a number one bestseller. She’s also been awarded the prize for literature at the International Forum of Cinema and Literature in Monaco.
Patricia MacDonald is the author of several psychological suspense novels set in small towns. MacDonald grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut and has a master's degree from Boston College. Before writing her own novels she was a book editor and was once an editor for a soap opera magazine in New York. She is married to writer Art Bourgeau. They live in Cape May, New Jersey and have one daughter.
Her first novel, The Unforgiven, published in 1981, received an Edgar Award nomination from the Mystery Writers of America. Secret Admirer (1995) won the literary prize at the 1997 Deauville Film Festival in France, where MacDonald is consistently a number one bestseller. She’s also been awarded the prize for literature at the International Forum of Cinema and Literature in Monaco.
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May 24, 2017
When we first meet Eden Radley, our protagonist, she is living in Brooklyn, New York and working as an associate editor for a small publishing house. Quite a coup, as she is only twenty-seven years old. She is quite close to her father, but is mostly estranged from her mother who left the family to marry a younger man - back when Eden was still a teenager.
Her mother has not had an easy time of it however, as she gave birth to a son with Katz-Ellison disease. When she tries to get in touch with Eden, Eden refuses. She still harbors resentment for her mother's abandonment.
Then, the worst happens. Eden is told that her mother and young step-brother have perished in a 'murder-suicide'. Her mother's husband was out of town at the time that they were both asphyxiated by carbon monoxide. Eden travels to Cleveland for their funeral and suffers extreme guilt for not accepting her mother's wish for a closer relationship. Now... it is too late.
Back in New York, her boss calls her in to his office. It seems that her stepfather has written a biographical novel about his life with her mother and their young, disabled son. He has requested that Eden be his editor. Given the fact that the 'murder-suicide' has recently been newsworthy, the novel comes with built-in PR. The offer is a double-edged sword for Eden. If she agrees to work on the book, she will feel like a traitor to her father. If she doesn't work on the book, she will kiss any career aspirations good-bye.
Against her better judgement, she travels to Cleveland once again to meet with Flynn Darby, her stepfather - whom she never met until her mother's funeral. While there she is visited by some insurance investigators who let her know that they are looking into Flynn Darby's claim on the multi-million dollar life insurance policy on her mother's and step-brother's life. She realizes that Darby has used her. Now that she has signed the contract to act as his editor, she cannot help them in their investigation which has now raised a red flag to Eden. After some questioning of her mother's friends and doctor, Eden goes to the police with her concerns. She is firmly sent away with the words "Case Closed".
She believes Flynn Darby's alibi to be suspect. She is sure that her mother would never harm her young son, no matter how desperate she might have become. With her career in jeopardy, Eden tries to seek justice for her mother and step-brother and succeeds in putting herself in mortal danger.
"Don't believe a word" is a quick, enjoyable read. Like any suspense novel worth its salt, it contains a few plot twists that I did not anticipate - which in turn led to a satisfactory ending. I think anyone who enjoys the suspense genre will appreciate this book.
Her mother has not had an easy time of it however, as she gave birth to a son with Katz-Ellison disease. When she tries to get in touch with Eden, Eden refuses. She still harbors resentment for her mother's abandonment.
Then, the worst happens. Eden is told that her mother and young step-brother have perished in a 'murder-suicide'. Her mother's husband was out of town at the time that they were both asphyxiated by carbon monoxide. Eden travels to Cleveland for their funeral and suffers extreme guilt for not accepting her mother's wish for a closer relationship. Now... it is too late.
Back in New York, her boss calls her in to his office. It seems that her stepfather has written a biographical novel about his life with her mother and their young, disabled son. He has requested that Eden be his editor. Given the fact that the 'murder-suicide' has recently been newsworthy, the novel comes with built-in PR. The offer is a double-edged sword for Eden. If she agrees to work on the book, she will feel like a traitor to her father. If she doesn't work on the book, she will kiss any career aspirations good-bye.
Against her better judgement, she travels to Cleveland once again to meet with Flynn Darby, her stepfather - whom she never met until her mother's funeral. While there she is visited by some insurance investigators who let her know that they are looking into Flynn Darby's claim on the multi-million dollar life insurance policy on her mother's and step-brother's life. She realizes that Darby has used her. Now that she has signed the contract to act as his editor, she cannot help them in their investigation which has now raised a red flag to Eden. After some questioning of her mother's friends and doctor, Eden goes to the police with her concerns. She is firmly sent away with the words "Case Closed".
She believes Flynn Darby's alibi to be suspect. She is sure that her mother would never harm her young son, no matter how desperate she might have become. With her career in jeopardy, Eden tries to seek justice for her mother and step-brother and succeeds in putting herself in mortal danger.
"Don't believe a word" is a quick, enjoyable read. Like any suspense novel worth its salt, it contains a few plot twists that I did not anticipate - which in turn led to a satisfactory ending. I think anyone who enjoys the suspense genre will appreciate this book.
April 30, 2016
Eden Radley's mother had divorced Eden's father and remarried a younger man years ago. She then had a child who had an incurable disease and moved with her new family to Ohio to be near a treatment center. All of this caused a rift between Eden and her mother as Eden felt abandoned and replaced with her mother leaving for a new family.
Even though Eden had not forgiven her mother the last thing she wanted to hear was news of her death. But not only had Eden's mother passed but the police had ruled it a murder/suicide in which she had not only taken her life but that of her young disabled son. After Eden attends the funeral all she really wants is answers as she just can't believe her mother could do such a thing.
With Don't Believe a Word my biggest complaint had to be it just took so long before the story even started to get into any kind of thriller/mystery vibe. It was probably a good 30-40% of the book before it started to take on any kind of momentum into the deaths of Eden's mother and half brother. Once it got going though the story picks up tossing different suspects and scenarios as Eden began to question things.
The ending to the story was a great wrap up in itself but a part of me was kind of disappointed in it too because I felt that I'm not sure if anyone could've ever possibly figured it out during the story. It was just one of those out of left field answers that even if you like it overall it's a bit disappointing to only maybe get lucky with a random guess.
Overall, a bit slow paced for my taste but not too bad of a read altogether.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Even though Eden had not forgiven her mother the last thing she wanted to hear was news of her death. But not only had Eden's mother passed but the police had ruled it a murder/suicide in which she had not only taken her life but that of her young disabled son. After Eden attends the funeral all she really wants is answers as she just can't believe her mother could do such a thing.
With Don't Believe a Word my biggest complaint had to be it just took so long before the story even started to get into any kind of thriller/mystery vibe. It was probably a good 30-40% of the book before it started to take on any kind of momentum into the deaths of Eden's mother and half brother. Once it got going though the story picks up tossing different suspects and scenarios as Eden began to question things.
The ending to the story was a great wrap up in itself but a part of me was kind of disappointed in it too because I felt that I'm not sure if anyone could've ever possibly figured it out during the story. It was just one of those out of left field answers that even if you like it overall it's a bit disappointing to only maybe get lucky with a random guess.
Overall, a bit slow paced for my taste but not too bad of a read altogether.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.wordpress....
May 19, 2016
When Eden Radley travels from New York to attend the funeral of her mother Tara and half brother Jeremy, she doesn’t know that she is about to become drawn into a search for the truth about how they died. At first it seems as if Tara killed her severely disabled son and then committed suicide. But is this really what happened?
I have to say that for the most part the book didn’t really grab me as much as I thought it would especially after reading the blurb. It seemed very slow moving, long winded and repetitive. In addition there were at least two characters who featured quite largely who didn’t really add anything to the story. I was very much “meh” about the book until about three quarters of the way through when it really started to get moving and the resolution of what happened to Tara and Jeremy started to clarify itself. That resolution really did take me by surprise and that is no mean feat these days when you consider just how many psychological thrillers I have read over the last few years. I have stayed away from them lately because I have been feeling “plot-twisted out” so this was a really pleasant surprise. However, that last 25% or so of the book, fast paced and gripping though it was, was just not quite enough to really lift the book higher than a three star read for me.
Thanks to the publisher via Netgalley for the review copy.
I have to say that for the most part the book didn’t really grab me as much as I thought it would especially after reading the blurb. It seemed very slow moving, long winded and repetitive. In addition there were at least two characters who featured quite largely who didn’t really add anything to the story. I was very much “meh” about the book until about three quarters of the way through when it really started to get moving and the resolution of what happened to Tara and Jeremy started to clarify itself. That resolution really did take me by surprise and that is no mean feat these days when you consider just how many psychological thrillers I have read over the last few years. I have stayed away from them lately because I have been feeling “plot-twisted out” so this was a really pleasant surprise. However, that last 25% or so of the book, fast paced and gripping though it was, was just not quite enough to really lift the book higher than a three star read for me.
Thanks to the publisher via Netgalley for the review copy.
July 15, 2016
The plot was so unbelievably stupid. The author threw everything in there except the kitchen sink. That must have been an oversight.
October 26, 2021
Eden...world's dumbest book heroine. The End.
July 15, 2022
While the plot and mystery are there; I wasn't a fan of the writing style.
I apologize in advance; I'm going to ramble.
When I first started reading; I didn't like the writing style at all.
If I continued on reading; I was going to give it 2 stars at this point.
I was even thinking about dnf, but went on reading because the ratings were good.
Then while the writing style didn't get better, the plot and mystery did. At this time, the plot thickened and the mystery deepened; I had to find out what happened and would happen. I was even thinking about this book at work and how I couldn't wait to get home to read it again. At this point, I was going to give it 3 stars.
In the end, my rating went back down to 2 stars. The ending sucked, plain and simple.
I gave the rating based on how the book made me feel, overall.
Writing style aside, I would definitely read more by this writer.
In other news: I found a free little library in my city. Its so cool.
I do wish it were in a more convenient place though; its near houses and the parking could be better.
I gave almost a whole tote-full of books 2 weeks ago. I didn't find anything I wanted at that time.
I went back today, almost all of the books I donated were gone! I hope they are being enjoyed by others.
Anyway, I donated this book and cans of food.
I only took 1 book: Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch.
I hope its good! ❤️️🍨
April 20, 2017
When Eden heard of her mother's death along with her brother, she couldn't believe it was the suicide that the police and everyone else seemed to think it was. She hadn't had much to do with her mother or brother since her mom had deserted the family when Flynn came along nine years earlier and Eden still had some issues with that. Although she had mixed feelings about her stepfather, she agreed to work with him on the book he had written of their live. Before too long, she starts to believe that Flynn was responsible for her mother's death yet as other things comes to light, it does seem possible that her mother, Tara did take her own life as well as her son Jeremy's.
The story was good, lots of twists but parts of it seemed all over the place. The characters, especially Flynn, were not likeable and that one twist almost at the end with Lizzy, ewwww.
I used to love Patricia MacDonald's books. Some are good, this one only ok for me, I don't find the same magic I used to. Her books seem harder and harder to find so maybe I am not the only one who feels that way.
The story was good, lots of twists but parts of it seemed all over the place. The characters, especially Flynn, were not likeable and that one twist almost at the end with Lizzy, ewwww.
I used to love Patricia MacDonald's books. Some are good, this one only ok for me, I don't find the same magic I used to. Her books seem harder and harder to find so maybe I am not the only one who feels that way.
June 29, 2016
It takes at least a year or more for Patricia MacDonald to release a new novel, so it's disappointing when it isn't good. The last one was good but icky. Don't Believe a Word wasn't good at all to me.
I didn't take to Eden and I didn't care about the rest of the characters. Things moved slowly and nothing was interesting.
I didn't take to Eden and I didn't care about the rest of the characters. Things moved slowly and nothing was interesting.
August 16, 2017
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I don't even know where to start with this review. Overall, I would say this was a good read as I was engaged through out the entire story, but the end seemed to be out of left field. I was literally scratching my head and thinking "whaaaaaat???"
It does wrap up nicely and ties us all lose ends, but it was rather mind boggling.
I don't even know where to start with this review. Overall, I would say this was a good read as I was engaged through out the entire story, but the end seemed to be out of left field. I was literally scratching my head and thinking "whaaaaaat???"
It does wrap up nicely and ties us all lose ends, but it was rather mind boggling.
June 10, 2016
When I start skimming a book, I know its not for me! While I finished it and it was an Ok mystery, I did not think it was that well written. Or at least I wasn't impressed with the author's writing. I am also not sure I would agree with the phrase "psychological suspense" as part of the title either.
September 13, 2016
The story line was jumpy, but even so, you would have never guessed "who did it." It seems to me the author just tied up the story to finish, instead of providing answers to many other questions that arose. I probably wouldn't recommend this book.
July 2, 2016
BORING BORING BORING
August 17, 2023
I’d say more of a 3.5. I enjoyed how the author wrote the story and shared a lot of different perspectives, but was kind of bored. It was a fast read and there were some interesting parts but all in al, it wasn’t a “page turning thriller”
June 7, 2021
I'm so over unlikable women protagonists! Here's yet another one is Eden. She's rude and cold and outright mean. Boohoo, her parents divorced because her mother ran off with a younger man. Her mother didn't just disappear, it tells us she sat Eden down and explained she was in love with someone else and leaving. Sometimes the husband leaves, sometimes the wife does. Why is it okay for the father to leave and let the ex-wife raise the children, but not the mother?
Eden never redeemed herself to me after comparing that loss to her step-father's loss of a dead wife and child. She's whiny and petty, refusing to return her mother's phone calls or texts. She says hurtful, rude things to a mourning widow. Oh, but his wife and child only died, Eden is the hurt one, HER mother divorced her dad, so step-dad destroyed the family! Grow up, Eden.
She doesn't tell her father that he's welcome at her mother's funeral, which her step-father wanted him to know. And, why wouldn't he want to go? He was married to the dead woman for years, and she was the mother of his child. Normal for him to go.
Yeah, the step-father wasn't that ethical a guy, but I liked him a whole lot more than Eden. Even if he is in love with his sister!
I don't see where the "psychological thrill" comes into it. I am not familiar with this author, so don't know if Eden returns in other books, but it's the sort of terrible character that seems to be popular lately and put into series. Oh, please, no...
Eden never redeemed herself to me after comparing that loss to her step-father's loss of a dead wife and child. She's whiny and petty, refusing to return her mother's phone calls or texts. She says hurtful, rude things to a mourning widow. Oh, but his wife and child only died, Eden is the hurt one, HER mother divorced her dad, so step-dad destroyed the family! Grow up, Eden.
She doesn't tell her father that he's welcome at her mother's funeral, which her step-father wanted him to know. And, why wouldn't he want to go? He was married to the dead woman for years, and she was the mother of his child. Normal for him to go.
Yeah, the step-father wasn't that ethical a guy, but I liked him a whole lot more than Eden. Even if he is in love with his sister!
I don't see where the "psychological thrill" comes into it. I am not familiar with this author, so don't know if Eden returns in other books, but it's the sort of terrible character that seems to be popular lately and put into series. Oh, please, no...
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June 20, 2017
If you go through life second guessing (dare I say not believing?) every person and event in your life, you may be this main character. I became frustrated by her inability to accept anything at face value, looking behind every action for the ulterior motive, because there could have been so many more creative ways to prove her suspicions correct - I felt the author was trying to write a Perry Mason plot wherein every red herring is drawn across the plot only to find none of it is relevant to the solution. Some might call this psychological suspense. I just thought it was mildly interesting since I couldn't believe anything I was reading.
August 13, 2021
The book started off well enough to keep my interest but then turned into an unbelievable Lifetime movie. Someone gets shot, 3 times in the head and chest, has emergency surgery and is in a coma. Hours later person is speaking coherently on the phone and mere days later is sauntering through the hospital. Sound unrealistic? It gets worse. 1.7 stars
April 12, 2022
Ok reading
It was just ok. At certain times, it was dragging. Too much description. And the ending was abrupt. I feel sorry for writers these days... They're under so much pressure to create easy thrillers that can be converted into scripts, yet need to be able to surprise the audience, that they forget the basics of writing... Like character development.
It was just ok. At certain times, it was dragging. Too much description. And the ending was abrupt. I feel sorry for writers these days... They're under so much pressure to create easy thrillers that can be converted into scripts, yet need to be able to surprise the audience, that they forget the basics of writing... Like character development.
March 19, 2021
Oddly slow churn to an extremely anticlimactic ending. #JusticeForVince
January 2, 2022
Not a fan of the writing style and extremely slow. The author is extremely long winded of useless information. I can't stick through it for the ending.
September 30, 2024
I understand that hurt people hurt people, but the decisions made by some characters (one sexual in nature) are so reprehensible that there's not much I can think of to justify their actions. The build-up of the story kept me going, but by the end, it was very hard to give anything more than 3 🌟
December 18, 2025
Ce livre est un vrai thriller. Tout plein de suspense et de rebondissements. J'ai adoré le lire
January 17, 2023
I really enjoyed this book! I could have never guessed the ending. I had a lot of feelings toward Eden and what she was going through after her mom’s death, and her experiences with her step-father and the people from her mom’s life. I felt some of the wording and writing could have been a little better, but overall this was a great book.
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December 2, 2024
I enjoyed this psychological thriller where the truth is hidden within a tangled web of lies.
The characters were perfect for the plot and the plot had plenty of threads.
Well written, fast- paced and engaging.
Recommended.
The characters were perfect for the plot and the plot had plenty of threads.
Well written, fast- paced and engaging.
Recommended.
January 4, 2023
definitely a psychological thriller
This’s definitely a story that will take the reader on twists and turns. As the plot unfolds and more and more potential murderers arise, it was fun to not having been able to pick out the “bad guy”. Well written from beginning to end.
This’s definitely a story that will take the reader on twists and turns. As the plot unfolds and more and more potential murderers arise, it was fun to not having been able to pick out the “bad guy”. Well written from beginning to end.
September 17, 2023
Excellent Page Turner - A Modern Tragedy
A page turner with many twist and turns with characters tied together in so many different ways. Many of these connections caused by people with troubled pasts, and misdirected good intentions resulting from tragic histories.
A page turner with many twist and turns with characters tied together in so many different ways. Many of these connections caused by people with troubled pasts, and misdirected good intentions resulting from tragic histories.
November 6, 2023
Good basic thriller but I wasn't wowed
The concept of this book was good, and there were some interesting thrills and twists, but I wasn't wowed, and the ending did not leave me breathless (as advertised on the book's title). The big reveal came a little out of the blue, although there were perhaps some small hints if a reader was really paying close attention. I found Eden a bit frustrating as a character, and I didn't find it totally believable that the police would have let her watch a video interview with a possible suspect that easily, especially after she had been so recently a suspect, and shown so much suspicion about Flynn's role in the death of her mother earlier in the story - would police give such access to family members of their investigative process? That didn't ring true to me based on the many police procedurals I've read. Eden's own investigative efforts stretched my suspension of disbelief to be honest.
I also found it grating that the title of the book includes the announcement "an unputdownable psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist (Totally Gripping Psychological Thriller)" - we have to be told this? And it is the subtitle of the several other books in this collection by Patricia MacDonald. So, does this mean the publishers aren't sure readers will realize this on their own - on the strength of the author's storytelling? (Me thinks the lady doth protest too much, as Shakespeare said)
The story had its moments, the premise was intriguing, and the writing was pretty good, so it falls into the 3-star range for me.
The concept of this book was good, and there were some interesting thrills and twists, but I wasn't wowed, and the ending did not leave me breathless (as advertised on the book's title). The big reveal came a little out of the blue, although there were perhaps some small hints if a reader was really paying close attention. I found Eden a bit frustrating as a character, and I didn't find it totally believable that the police would have let her watch a video interview with a possible suspect that easily, especially after she had been so recently a suspect, and shown so much suspicion about Flynn's role in the death of her mother earlier in the story - would police give such access to family members of their investigative process? That didn't ring true to me based on the many police procedurals I've read. Eden's own investigative efforts stretched my suspension of disbelief to be honest.
I also found it grating that the title of the book includes the announcement "an unputdownable psychological thriller with a breathtaking twist (Totally Gripping Psychological Thriller)" - we have to be told this? And it is the subtitle of the several other books in this collection by Patricia MacDonald. So, does this mean the publishers aren't sure readers will realize this on their own - on the strength of the author's storytelling? (Me thinks the lady doth protest too much, as Shakespeare said)
The story had its moments, the premise was intriguing, and the writing was pretty good, so it falls into the 3-star range for me.
October 12, 2017
The latest novel by Patricia MacDonald is a pretty good story about a family which was torn apart when the daughter was nine; her mother left her dad for another man. In the meantime, Eden, the daughter, never had much to do with her mother; the mother had a child with her new husband who had a very serious illness; Katz-Ellison syndrome which is genetic and almost always fatal, with kids who suffer with it not living past their mid-teens. Eden gets a call from her mother one night, but chooses to ignore it; the next day she finds out that her mother allegedly committed suicide, and murdered her disabled son. Eden's stepfather; a lady magnet, but a very immature and damaged individual, is suspected by Eden of killing her mother and half brother. Although the man is no prize, he is not a murderer; the truth about the family entanglements between all of these people and their family members is much more bizarre than Eden's suspicions. I have to admit that I never saw the rather shocking ending coming on this particular story.
August 15, 2016
3.5 stars. Eden Radley, a book editor in New York, receives a call from her estranged mother in Cleveland, Ohio, but she ignores the call as they haven't been close since her mother left the family for a younger husband. The next day, Eden learns of the murder/suicide of her mother and disabled half-brother. At first she accepts the police report, but she has a lot of questions when her stepfather wants to publish a book about their life. She begins to question close friends, insurance investigators and even the police as she doesn't believe her mother would have killed her son. Her questions turn up all sorts of bizarre answers.
I didn't find many likeable characters in this book. The stepfather Flynn was a real jerk and I'm being polite. I wanted to click more with Eden. The storyline touched on several serious topics and the ending was one I didn't see coming. I'll still be watching for future books by Patricia MacDonald.
I didn't find many likeable characters in this book. The stepfather Flynn was a real jerk and I'm being polite. I wanted to click more with Eden. The storyline touched on several serious topics and the ending was one I didn't see coming. I'll still be watching for future books by Patricia MacDonald.
July 2, 2016
Wow don't know quite what to say about this one, because Patricia MacDonald has been a favorite author of mine.
Eden, the main character is not really likeable and pretty much TSTL--way too naive to be a NYC book editor at the very least. Eden's mom and young disabled son die of carbon monoxide poisoning in what the police are calling a murder suicide. Eden doesn't believe it and suspects her mom's much younger husband Flynn (who is pretty much a scumbag.) The story rambles for first half then picks up but not enough to save it.
Eden, the main character is not really likeable and pretty much TSTL--way too naive to be a NYC book editor at the very least. Eden's mom and young disabled son die of carbon monoxide poisoning in what the police are calling a murder suicide. Eden doesn't believe it and suspects her mom's much younger husband Flynn (who is pretty much a scumbag.) The story rambles for first half then picks up but not enough to save it.
March 19, 2021
Mixed feelings about this one but overall would recommend to someone looking for a page turner with good twists while being an easy read. I felt the author included unnecessary descriptive details here and there but otherwise it was an entertaining read.
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