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WHO IS MAUD DIXON?



SYNOPSIS


Florence Darrow wants to be a writer. Correction: Florence Darrow IS going to be a writer. Fired from her first job in publishing, she jumps at the chance to be assistant to the celebrated Maud Dixon, the anonymous bestselling novelist. The arrangement comes with conditions - high secrecy, living in an isolated house in the countryside­. Before long, the two of them are on a research trip to Morocco, to inspire the much-promised second novel. Beach walks, red sunsets and long, whisky-filled evening discussions...win-win, surely? Until Florence wakes up in a hospital, having narrowly survived a car crash.

How did it happen - and where is Maud Dixon, who was in the car with her? Florence feels she may have been played, but wait, if Maud is no longer around, maybe Florence can make her mark as a writer after all.


Title: Who is Maud Dixon?
Author: Alexandra Andrews
Publisher: Tinder Press
Publication date: March 4, 2021


REVIEW

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫

Who is Maud Dixon? That's the question everyone wants an answer for. After her debut novel becomes a huge success everyone wants to know who hides behind the pen name so when the chance to be her assistant comes up, aspiring writer Florence Darrow jumps at it. During a research trip to Morocco everything seems to be going fine until Florences wakes up in a hospital after surviving a car crash but, where is Maud Dixon, who was in the car with her?

I love books about the publishing industry (shocking!) so "Who is Maud Dixon?" looked liked the perfect fit for me. I WAS RIGHT! I seem to be on a roll of fantastic debut novels (yay, me!).

The story immediately pulls the reader into Florence's life and for the first half we get to know her and how she comes to work for Helen (aka Maud Dixon). While this first half is pretty straightforward I found myself glued to my Kindle, due in part to my love for the story's setting.

Once they arrive in Morocco is when things really got interesting and twists and turns kept coming every other direction, so when I thought I had it all figured out my theory was turned upside down. Although there were some twists I saw coming I certainly did no predict how crazy things turned out in the end. I loved it!

The writing style was really engaging. Both main characters, Florence and Helen, were well developed. None of them were really likeable, but both of them were intriguing in their own way.

Fantastic debut by Alexandra Andrews that places her as one of the names to watch out for in the thriller/suspense genre.

Thanks to NetGalley and Headline, Tinder Press for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. 

Comments

  1. KimMarch 2, 2021 at 6:45 PM

    Great review! I think I need to add this to the big TBR stack I have. I do love the sounds of it!

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  2. BridgettMarch 3, 2021 at 9:48 AM

    I've been debating whether or not I wanted to read this one, but I think you've helped me decide. Great review!

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