Kate, her husband, and two children are in France on their way to a reunion with Kate’s best friends from university. The women are turning 40 and haven’t seen each other for awhile. A week in a gorgeous villa on the Mediterranean seems like the perfect time to relax and catch up.
The problem is that Kate found a string of text messages on her husband’s phone that suggest he’s having an affair and with one of her best friends. She decides to use the week to figure out who it is, but gets more than she bargained for when things turn deadly.
This is a well done psychological thriller. The pace is good and the plot being slowly revealed by the author keeps you turning pages to discover the underlying motive. I loved the setting. The villa is so spectacular you wish you could be there. I wasn’t as crazy about the characters.
The story is told over the days of the week and moves from Kate’s POV to that of the others. This way we get lots of background information at the same time we get to know the characters which keeps it from being a recitation of facts from the past. However, I thought the women were all egocentric. Even their children were unlikable.
However, if you like psychological thrillers, the plot is worth it.
I receiver this book from St. Martin’s Press for this review.
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