Book Review - Crooked Little Lies by Barbara Taylor Sissel
This is the first book I have read by this author. It is a mystery and there is a dead body but it's not a cozy.
Lauren, the main character became addicted to prescription pain killers after having an accident in which she was almost paralyzed. She and her husband run a business in what appears to be a small town, where their name is well known. We meet Lauren when she is struggling with her addiction, severe memory loss and she is trying to piece her life back together. She feels as if she needs to prove that she is clean to everyone, especially her husband and sister.
A second storyline runs through the novel about the sister, Annie, of a young man, dealing with his own issues of mental illness, and his disappearance. Annie struggles to get by and has isolated herself from people in order to prevent becoming hurt.
The paths of the two women ultimately cross in the search for Annie's brother. When the truth about what happened to him is revealed it shakes both of their worlds to the core.
I enjoyed this book but parts of it were predictable. I found the romance which develops to be too formulaic for my taste and unrealistic. I liked the twists in the plot but that too was somewhat off course. I will read another book by this author as her voice is similar to Liane Moriarity.
Happy trails,
Leslie
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Lauren, the main character became addicted to prescription pain killers after having an accident in which she was almost paralyzed. She and her husband run a business in what appears to be a small town, where their name is well known. We meet Lauren when she is struggling with her addiction, severe memory loss and she is trying to piece her life back together. She feels as if she needs to prove that she is clean to everyone, especially her husband and sister.
A second storyline runs through the novel about the sister, Annie, of a young man, dealing with his own issues of mental illness, and his disappearance. Annie struggles to get by and has isolated herself from people in order to prevent becoming hurt.
The paths of the two women ultimately cross in the search for Annie's brother. When the truth about what happened to him is revealed it shakes both of their worlds to the core.
I enjoyed this book but parts of it were predictable. I found the romance which develops to be too formulaic for my taste and unrealistic. I liked the twists in the plot but that too was somewhat off course. I will read another book by this author as her voice is similar to Liane Moriarity.
Happy trails,
Leslie
Visit my website:
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