Many thanks to NetGalley and Knopf Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by a favorite, Kimberly McCreight. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Gretchen and Richard have been married for a long time, with three grown children, and a very comfortable lifestyle. But things start unravelling when Richard and his college friends travel to Africa to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. There they meet an artist, Frankie, and Richard seems taken by her. Once they return home, Frankie is found dead and Richard is accused.
I'm a fan of McCreight's books and this one is a perfect example of why - the writing kept me glued to the pages as the story is told from the POV of both Gretchen and Frankie as well as with police transcripts and interjections from an unknown narrator. The author's real life climb of Kilimanjaro definitely put a realistic and frightening spin on that aspect of the story. It's very character-driven and I found myself feeling for both women. The story was tense and twisty right up to that ending - bravo! Grab this one for sure when it comes out on June 16th!
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