Overview
A lavish, Texas-sized Sweet Sixteen turns deadly in this twisty, pulse-pounding new novel — serving up a fresh take on a classic locked-room whodunnit. Let the festivities begin…
Today is Sophie Matthews’s sixteenth birthday party, an exclusive black-tie bash in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, where secrets are as deep-rooted as the sprawling live oaks. Sophie’s dad has spared no expense, and his renovated cliffside mansion—once thought haunted and shuttered for years from outsiders—is now hosting the event of the season. Then, just before the candles on the three-tiered red velvet cake are blown out, a body falls from the balcony onto the starlit dance floor below.
It’s a killer guest list . . .
DANI: Sophie’s new stepmother who’s been plagued by self-doubt ever since the birth of her own baby girl
ÓRLAITH: the superstitious Irish nanny who senses a looming danger in this cavernous house
MIKAYLA: the birthday girl’s best friend who is not nearly as meek as the popular kids assume
KIM: the cunning ex-wife who has a grudge she can’t let go of . . .
Everyone is invited in. Not everyone will get out alive.
Review
Today is Sophie Matthews’s sixteenth birthday party, an exclusive black-tie bash in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, where secrets are as deep-rooted as the sprawling live oaks. Sophie’s dad has spared no expense, and his renovated cliffside mansion—once thought haunted and shuttered for years from outsiders—is now hosting the event of the season. Then, just before the candles on the three-tiered red velvet cake are blown out, a body falls from the balcony onto the starlit dance floor below.
This is a slow burn full of intensity and an ending you do not want to miss. I loved the creepy feel of the house and the folklore about the ghost. Now, it does have quite a few characters but the author and the narrators did a great job keeping these separate for the reader.
I loved the guessing game surrounding Dani. Is she officially crazy, does she have postpartum depression, is her husband making her crazy, or is the ghost doing all of this?? This created so many possibilities and I enjoyed wondering where this story was leading the reader…then there is another a twist!!!
This story is narrated by Dan Bittner; Kate Handford; Pearl Hewitt; Saskia Maarleveld; Suzy Jackson Now, being the pharmacist that I am, one of the narrators pronounced Midazolam incorrectly and another pronounced it correctly. I think all publishers should contact me for correct pronunciation from this southern pharmacist😂😂😂. But, like I said before, these narrators helped keep all the points of view straight in the reader’s head. And the one that was the voice of the nanny…NAILED IT!
Need a guessing game…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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