Steve answers “So, if she did it, then she WAS the "guy"...”

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So, if she did it, then she WAS the "guy" in disguise on the bus? It was kind of a disappointing ending for me. The author did a really good job in court showing how she didn't do it - that by the time it came around to the ending it seemed so unbelievable.

Steve I'm with you 100% especially as the entire book painted a picture of an intelligent but extremely unsophisticated person when it came to her understan…moreI'm with you 100% especially as the entire book painted a picture of an intelligent but extremely unsophisticated person when it came to her understanding of the modern 'civilized' world. For her to suddenly employ a sophisticated counter-intelligence caper of that caliber with a through understanding and anticipation of how the criminal investigation would be conducted was silly, frankly.
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Danielle 100% agree. She doesn't know how a telephone works but she pulled this off? ...more
Sep 26, 2021 09:03AM · flag

MaryAlice Shd did not know how to buy a bus ticket, but hatched the idea when Tate encouraged her to take the bus to Greenville to meet with her publisher.

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Ayeen Cruz she may have not seen crime dramas but let’s not forget she is a voracious reader…. and could have stumbled into a book from the library or an article ...more
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