Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh

 

My thoughts

Another winner from one of my favorite authors. 

How do I begin. This book took me completely by surprise in many ways. A lot of people were killed writing this one. In a manner of speaking. I didn't figure it out. I didn't figure out which sister was the murderer. Maybe it was both. 

Two sisters. Both accusing the other of murdering their father. He was not just murdered, he was demolished. Shredded. Picturing the scene was gruesome indeed. Each sister called the police. Each blamed the other. Could they have been working together to get the millions that awaited them. Or was one just greedy enough to want it all for herself...

There were a few times I gasped out loud reading this book. It felt so real. The speed of the motorcycle. The rush of the wind. The plunging of an ax into a person or person's head. The howl of a dog. The opening of the doors and holding your breath until you find out who was taken out. The reason you already know. No lose ends. Tie it all up. Set up your sister. Inherit it all. You are set for life. And you have one of the best lawyers there is; Eddie Flynn. 

This book kept me turning the pages. I found it to be both heartbreaking and making me hold my breath. How can two sisters be so filled with hate. What happened to cause that. One seemed to be emotionless in so many ways. The other maybe a bit to emotional. Maybe.

Thank you Atria Books for this ARC.

4.75 stars 

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Two sisters on trial for murder. They accuse each other. Who do you believe?

“911 what’s your emergency?”

“My dad’s dead. My sister Sofia killed him. She’s still in the house. Please send help.”

“My dad’s dead. My sister Alexandra killed him. She’s still in the house. Please send help.”

One of them is a liar and a killer.

But which one?