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This book was a cross between “The Girl on the Train” and Agatha Christie. First off, we have our “witness” who is shown to be rather unreliable early on, we have all the suspects trapped on a luxury yacht (i.e. Orient Express-esque), and we have a murder mystery to solve. The clues and plot twists were fun, I certainly didn’t find it predictable and honestly, I still had multiple suspects until it was revealed. The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars was because I though the ending was a littl
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I read this in one sitting, on the beach, on my birthday, which probably turned it from a 3-star to a 4-star rating, although really it's 3.5. It reminds me a lot of Girl in the Train, with a woman's story in question and a mystery unfolding. I liked the news reports and emails at the end of each section as they helped build suspense. I didn't like the whiny main character or a few of the dumb interactions, and it's still hard to understand why two men seem to want to be with her. I plan to chec
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I haven't read anything by Ruth Ware before and this was probably not the book to start with. I remember downloading this for my mom who was blind and loved mystery books. She didn't love it but yet my aunt did. I have been an avid mystery/thriller reader myself for years before I discovered how good other genres are. For me this book was okay. I was surprised by the end a little. I knew who was behind the mystery from kind of early on but the (view spoiler)
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