Kerry Hammond is here today with her report from the Denver-based Crime & Beyond book club.
Crime & Beyond met this month to read Mary Kubica’s
Every Last Lie. Kubica is a New York Times bestselling author of four novels of
suspense and Every Last Lie is her latest book. In it, Clara Solberg finds out
that her husband Nick was in a fatal car accident. Clara is overcome by grief
and can’t get past her believe that Nick’s death wasn’t an accident. She sets
out to discover the facts surrounding the crash and won’t stop until she knows
the truth.
The book was told from the perspective of both Clara and
Nick. Clara’s portion dealt in the present and Nick’s focused on what led up to
his crash. The alternating chapters gave the reader a look into how Clara dealt
with her husband’s accident and how Nick’s decisions contributed to his death.
We had mixed reviews about the book, which led to quite an in-depth
discussion. We agreed that the characters were well developed and we felt sorry
for Clara, who was clearly grieving for the loss of her husband. There were a
couple of twists in the book but many of us thought that it fell short of the
suspense promised in the description. Although Clara’s grief was very real and
compelling, we were hoping for more. Several club members recommended the
author’s previous books, specifically Don’t You Cry.
No comments:
Post a Comment