Genre: Mystery / Contemporary
Book Type: Physical
Author: L. Alison Heller
Pages: 336
Publisher: Flatiron Books (October 5, 2021)
Book Description:
How well do you really know your neighbors?
With its sprawling yards and excellent schools, Cottonwood Estates is the perfect place to raise children. The Cottonwood Book Club serves as the subdivision’s eyes and ears, meeting once a month for discussion, gossip, and cocktails. If their selections trend toward twisty thrillers and salacious murder mysteries, it’s only because the members feel secure that such evil has no place in their own cul-de-sacs.
Or does it?
What happened to Lena’s family fifteen years ago was a tragic accident, and she will never admit otherwise. Devoted wife and mother Annie refuses to acknowledge―even to herself―the weight of a past shame. And new resident Jen wants friends, but as always, worry about her troubled son gets in the way.
When late-night acts of vandalism target the women of the book club in increasingly violent and personal ways, they will be forced to decide how far to go to keep their secrets. At least they all agree on what’s most important: protecting their children at any cost―even if it means someone has to die.
Thoughts:
“This was the problem with new friends: they might be easily send pictures of off-limit places, unaware that there were rules to be followed,” (pg 109).
Lovers of Big Little Lies will love this book! It had so many secrets and I love the way they were all woven together and are slowly told. It has lies, murder, mystery, deception, friendship, book club, teenagers and loyalty.
This was a great book that was fast to read. A neighborhood teenager dead? A husband’s to blame and he winds up dead?
Fifteen years later, and the neighborhood still recalls that fateful night. I loved the strategically placed flashbacks. The book club emails had me laughing. Overall, this was an extremely good and fun mystery to read.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
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