SYNOPSIS
He jumped to his death in front of witnesses. Now his wife is charged with murder.
Five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York following a family tragedy. She now lives happily with her detective husband in the scenic seaside town of Newport, Long Island. When Erin answers the door to Danny's police colleagues one morning, it's the start of an ordinary day. But behind her, Danny walks to the window of their fourth-floor apartment and jumps to his death.
Eighteen months later, Erin is in court, charged with her husband's murder. Over that year and a half, Erin has learned things about Danny she could never have imagined. She thought he was perfect. She thought their life was perfect.
But it was all built on the perfect lie.
Title: The perfect lie
Author: Jo Spain
Publisher: Quercus
Publication date: May 13, 2021
REVIEW
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Don’t you just love when you come into a book with no expectations at all and it blows your mind away? That’s exactly what happened to me with The perfect lie. I’ve had some Jo Spain’s books sitting on my kindle for years but never got to them. This was my first and now I can say I’m a fan and need to read her previous work pronto!
The perfect lie takes off with a very shocking scene when Erin’s husband Danny jumps to his death from their 4th floor apartment in front of her when his police colleagues come knocking on their door one morning. But, if they all saw him jump why is she accused of her husband’s murder 18 months later?
Told in three different time lines, I guarantee that you will not be bored for a minute. It was absolutely unputdownable and it has “one sitting reading” written all over it, cause you’ll need to make sense of how both lines tie together. I won’t say much because of spoilers, just pay attention to the details. I did and I guessed some of the twists and oh, Ms. Spain…that was clever!
I loved the characters. Erin was quite likeable in her crusade against the police to find the truth. Karla, her lawyer, was such a pleasure to read and her courtroom scenes were some of my favorites.
The resolution may not have been as tight as I would have liked but, in books as in life, there are loose ends sometimes.
Terrific domestic noir with a fantastic premise developing into a story full of suspense and with some clever twists that will make you not want to stop reading until you’ve reached the end.
Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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