My rating: 3 of 5 stars
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Genre ~ mystery, crime
Publication date ~ April 4, 2023
Page Count ~ 310
Audio length ~ 9 hours 52 minutes
Narrator ~ Petrea Burchard ~ a fine job
POV ~ single 1st
Featuring ~ debut mystery, death of child/grandchild due to drunk driving, revenge
Frannie befriends Katherine in her retirement community. They enjoy their time together watching their ‘stories’, but it turns out that Katherine’s husband was the judge in the case of the drunk driver that took her granddaughter’s life.
This was just okay for me. While the plot was unique, the characters were well developed and there was a bit of mystery, it still dragged and I was never fulled gripped.
Currently a whopping 4.5/5 on Amazon, so clearly I am in the minority, so don’t let me sway you.
*Thanks to the author, Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the audio copy. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Book blurb:
Perfect for fans of Helene Tursten and Caroline B. Cooney, a grieving grandmother turnsĀ to murder in Rebecca Kellerās taut debut mystery that explores the bonds of family and the grudges we refuse to let go.
When retired nurse Frannie Greene moves into a senior living apartment, she finds a compelling friendship with her new neighbor Katherine, only to discover that Katherine is married to the judge who Frannie believes is implicated in the death of her beloved granddaughter.
Observing the medication cart sparks Frannieās darkest imagination, and her desire for revenge combines with her medical expertise. In one dreadful, impulsive moment, she tampers with the medicine. However, the next day, someone is dead, and Frannie realizes the gravity of what sheās done.
The police get involved, and suspicions gather around someone Frannie knows to be innocent. Wracked with remorse, Frannieās anxiety becomes unbearable. As she works to make it right, Frannie discovers that things are more complicated than they seem.
Sheās spent years aching for accountability from people in power. Is she the one who now needs to be held culpable? What really happened that night?
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It’s tough when books drag – especially mysteries!
Lauren @ http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
It sure it!
A mystery that drags. Not good at all. I can understand why you had a hard time with it.
Thanks, Nadene!