I was gifted a copy of this book from the author and an ARC from NetGalley.
What a perfect title. It fits so well. Who to Believe indeed.
This is a complex story that has so many thrills and twists you will think everyone is guilty. Maybe everyone is guilty in ways. Guilty of things that they don't want anyone else to know. But who is the murderer? Who actually killed? It could have been anyone. Well anyone except one of the children. Or the dog.
There is a birthday party. A group of six people. Some have secrets. Actually most have secrets. The problem is, it seems everyone knows most of these secrets and some may be willing to kill for them. Kill to keep them from getting around. Kill to protect themselves or maybe to protect another? I had many guesses but I was wrong about so much.
The story is a mix of affairs, debts owed, secrets, lying, and a diverse array of characters. Each seemed to have a motive to kill. A reason. Even the Chief of Police could be a killer. Maybe multiple murderers? Or maybe a total stranger hidden in plain sight.
This book is well written. Keeps you guessing. Keeps you wanting to know more. It's edge of your seat scary in places too. Told from multiple POVs and many motives. My favorite was Harper. His is the last POV and I loved it. Everyone had a motive except Harper.
Thank you #NetGalley, #EdwinHill, #KensingtonBooks, for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.
Five big stars. I highly recommend this one.
About
In this skillfully crafted domestic suspense thriller, full of unpredictable twists, a murder in a small Massachusetts town brings turmoil to a group of friends connected by love, jealousy, and secrets. For fans of Shari Lapena, Riley Sager, and Ruth Ware.
Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. A peaceful, predictable place—until popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion naturally falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon, who had gambling debts that only her life insurance policy could fix. But there are other rumors too . . .
Among the group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday, theories abound concerning Laurel’s death. Max Barbosa, police chief, has heard plenty of them, as has his longtime friend, Unitarian minister Georgia Fitzhugh. Local psychiatrist Farley Drake is privy to even more, gleaning snippets of gossip and information from his patients while closely guarding his own past.
But maybe everyone in Monreith has something to hide. Because before this late-summer evening has come to a close, one of these six will be dead. And as jealousy, revenge, adultery, and greed converge, the question becomes not who among these friends might be capable of such a thing,
but—who isn’t?
Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. A peaceful, predictable place—until popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion naturally falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon, who had gambling debts that only her life insurance policy could fix. But there are other rumors too . . .
Among the group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday, theories abound concerning Laurel’s death. Max Barbosa, police chief, has heard plenty of them, as has his longtime friend, Unitarian minister Georgia Fitzhugh. Local psychiatrist Farley Drake is privy to even more, gleaning snippets of gossip and information from his patients while closely guarding his own past.
But maybe everyone in Monreith has something to hide. Because before this late-summer evening has come to a close, one of these six will be dead. And as jealousy, revenge, adultery, and greed converge, the question becomes not who among these friends might be capable of such a thing,
but—who isn’t?
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