Hi guys, I hope everyone is loving their summer so far! Originally someone from Meryl Moss media had reached out about their blog tour for this book, and told me to post on today, July 26th!! I said awesome! I never heard back from her after that, never got a banner or links or anything else to post, and she didn't respond to an email about it! Anyway...I am still going to post about this amazing book today! I saw amazing because it's rare that I remember a thriller after a few months!
Thank you to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for the early read, and also to Meryl Moss media for originally reaching out about a blog tour. I can party on my own🐲🐉🌼
One Little Secret by Cate Holahan is the perfect summer read. Three couples rent a beach house in the Hamptons while their kids are off at camp, hoping for a quiet vacation getaway. Good idea, right? When tensions go through the glass ceiling and one of the wives ends up murdered, it turns into ...quite the clusterf*ck.
This isn't a particularly difficult read, although I had trouble keeping all the names apart at first. The chapters alternate between the day before, the day of, and the day after the crime... This makes sense as it reveals bits and pieces of the before and after and lets us guess at what happened. I took the obvious suspect and guessed wrong, darn it. I liked the fast pacing and was about to read this in two days, finding Jenny's line to be the most interesting. The detective was a little annoying and I felt like she didn't really back Jenny up, despite the terrible situation she was in. Come on women, stick together.
So what I really liked was that there was a lot of tension between...everyone...and even though the action was contained to one area like a Clue game, there is still a feeling of danger to one character that I felt kept the plot moving. These are rather rich couples but the dialogue felt right, at least for the medical aspects. I know how doctors (and nurses) tend to either draft towards or away from medical conversations, and it was funny listening to Louis boast. I would have liked to spend more time inside the murder victim's head, instead of seeing her through the other's eyes only.
This was an absorbing and quick read and I easily rate it 4*. I can also remember the book fairly well, even though it's been two months since I read it, so it has some staying power! Definitely recommend to all fans of musteries and thrillers.
Content warnings for alleged rape, spousal abuse, and drowning.
I will search for author links and add them to this post!!
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