Maggie M. - , reviewed on 4/2/2014 + 400 more book reviews

Another great Lisa Unger book. With excellent character development, not a lot of gore or romance, yet plenty of action and twists and turns to keep the reader interested. In addition to the main storyline of Isabel Raine and her husband, Marcus, and their marriage/lives, the author brings in a side story of Isabel's sister and husband, their parents, and of Marcus and his history as well. Where you'd think that would have a tendency to confuse or distract the reader from the main plot, it really doesn't and it actually helps to give you a basis/background for why Isabel is the way she is and how/why Marcus chose her. Not every author can pull this off, but Lisa Unger does it wonderfully. I just ordered my next Unger book to take with me on a cruise vacation in May. She doesn't disappoint!

BTW, I'm not sure why this is listed as a "(Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)" book, as it's a typical murder mystery novel...well, as "typical" as Unger gets, that is.

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