Published by Dreamscape Media, Poison Pen Press Genres: Contempory, Crime, Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
In every person’s story, there is something to hide…
A Book within a book, what a clever premise. It’s been done before but not as cleverly as this!
Hannah Tigone is an Australian mystery writer who is writing a book set in Boston. In her book, Winifred “Freddie” Kincaid, who is also an Australian writer, has come to Boston on a writer’s scholarship. She went to the Boston Library looking for inspiration when she heard a woman’s terrified scream. She along with others, who were sitting at her table, begin talking when the library tells them no one can leave right away following the scream. Everyone has their own reasons for being at the library that day. One of them is also a murderer.
Hannah Tigone has a beta reader who she corresponds with throughout the book. You will be privy to their correspondence throughout the book.
As the book within a book progress, readers learn more about the characters, their motivations, their suspicions, their unease, and their connections. Who can be trusted? Who has secrets? Who is not as they seem?
This was a clever whodunit. I was fully invested and did my own detective work while reading. There were sections in this book were things slowed down a little, but I didn’t mind. I was enjoying the book too much.
I had the privilege of having both the audiobook and e-book versions and enjoyed going back and forth between the two. This one kept me on my toes as there are many characters and of course, there is the book within a book. It never got confusing and yet I needed to pay close attention.
Clever, entertaining, original, and captivating.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media, Poisoned Pen Press, and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.