This is the second books I have read by Vanessa Lillie and I must say, her talent reads for itself. A 5-star for sure! This book was such a page turner. It a gripping tale about the search for the truth. I loved the fact that there was a character from her first book present and resuming an important role. Do I see a pattern of this character continuing in all her books? Its too soon to tell, but I sure would not mind if he did.
The story follows Juliet Worthington-Smith, a CEO at the Poe Foundation. She awakes to a hangover, no memory of the night before, and a knock at the door. Her son is downstairs, engrossed in a television program. The police are at the front door. There has been a murder close to her home. The murder of the Influential Terence Castle. They were working together on a major project for the foundation, that he concepted. Something of hers was found at the scene. Her world comes crashing down around her. Her past comes back to haunt her in a déjà vu type way. The more we learn about her, her character comes across as a pompous party girl who always gets her way. Always. No matter what must be done. She also cannot seem to get things done sober.
Juliet teams up with her ex-boyfriend Phillip, influential in his own way, to find the truth. Juliet was having no memory of the night of the murder. Was she there? Was she involved? She starts a vlog, documenting her search of the truth. She is the only suspect, according to police. Juliet finds others who have motive. She finds support in her fathers’ own followers. It may not be the help she was wanting but it proves to be useful. Her father is a drunk as well. His crimes follow his family. They have broken them down, but he refuses to hang his head. And to let his family hang there’s. He wants justice. Juliet wants the truth. Is the saying Like father likes daughter true?
Thank you to the author, Vanessa Lillie, publisher Thomas & Mercer, and Netgalley, for providing me with the ARC copy in exchange for my honest written review.
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