Monday, December 2, 2019

An Email Hack Leads to Embarrassing Revelations and Murder


The entire faculty and student body of Aldrich University, an almost Ivy League School, is thrown into a panic when the school’s email system is hacked and the data exposed on a searchable database. Some people worry their secrets will be revealed, others search the database avidly hoping to discover dirt on their friends and associates.

Kit Manning, daughter of the president of the University and a university fund raiser, is married to handsome Dr. Greg Strasser. Her emails aren’t a problem, but it becomes apparent that Greg has been involved with numerous women, one underage, The hack takes a serious turn when Greg is murdered in his home during the major fundraising event of the year.

The story is told from multiple points of view by people who were damaged by the revelations, had something to hide, or wanted to use the information to undermine others. Lynn, a member of the fundraising team, hates the fact that Kit is the favored one in the department. She’s very catty and will do anything to get her own way. She’s an amusing character because she’s so unashamedly self-centered.

The story is full of twists, just when you think you’ve figured out the murderer, a new fact crops up. The only problem is that it puts the reveal very close to the end making the end of the book feel rushed. However, it was a good mystery with well drawn characters and an interesting setting.

I received this book from Dutton for this review.

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