Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by David Bell - an automatic must read author for me! 4.5 stars for a must-read thriller.
Ever since the tragic death of his wife and son a few years ago, Professor Connor Nye has struggled in many ways, not the least of which has been his writing. With the possibility of not receiving tenure because of not publishing, when the perfect manuscript comes to him, he publishes it as his own. But it is really the work of one of his students, Madeline, who went missing shortly afterwards and was presumed dead. Suddenly Madeline is back on his doorstep with her handwritten copy of her book as proof that she wrote it, threatening to expose him to the university and his publisher. That's not all - the book seems to implicate Connor in the death of another young woman. With the police questioning him, his life is blown up no matter what direction he takes.
With short chapters and alternating timelines, this book had me at the edge of my seat. Almost. all of the characters are easy to empathize with and you can see how one bad decision leads to another. It's also a good discussion on sexual harassment at the college student level and the no-win situations so many find themselves in. As always with a David Bell novel, this is a must read!
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