Saturday, November 9, 2024

A Very Bad Thing by J. T. Ellison

 

My thoughts

The exact book I needed at this exact time. This book kept me turning the pages and guessing all the way through. I did figure out parts but that ending blew me away. I did not see that one coming. 

A famous author is dead. Was it murder or an overdose? Did someone want her gone and if so, why? Who would do this to such a beloved author. Loved by everyone it seems. Well maybe not everyone...

So many things come out in this story and it's easy to keep them straight. Three young women. What can they possibly have in common. An excon who may or may not have had something to do with Columbia's death. He's served his time so maybe he is innocent. 

This story definitely keeps you guessing. Keeps you hoping things will be ok for some of the characters. Most are very likable. Only one is questionably unlikable. There are a few more murders to read about. A very old case that you learn a lot about. A man who went to prison for that murder. A woman who was involved and did time also. A young mother. 

Yes this book keeps you interested. Keeps you wanting to know more. Keeps you guessing. And you'll be wrong about some of it. You might figure out parts. This is a good thriller. One of the best I've read.

About

From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a taut thriller about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has—and everyone she knows.

A great writer knows when to deliver a juicy plot twist. But for one author, the biggest twist of all is her own murder.

With a number of hit titles and a highly anticipated movie tie-in, celebrated novelist Columbia Jones is at the top of her game. Fans around the world adore her. But on the final night of her latest book tour, one face in the crowd makes the author collapse. And by the next morning, she’s lying dead in a pool of blood.

Columbia’s death shocks the world and leaves Darian, her daughter and publicist, reeling. The police have nothing to go on—at first. But then details emerge, pointing to the author’s illicit past. Turns out many people had motive to kill Columbia. And with a hungry reporter and frustrated cop on the trail, her secrets won’t stay buried long. But how many lives will they shatter as the truth comes out?

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