The Denver-based book club Crime & Beyond recently
discussed the latest book by author B.A. Paris and Kerry Hammond is here to give
us the report.
Let’s face it, book club meetings are more exciting when
club members disagree about the book. If everyone loves a book—or hates it—the discussion
can get boring. When the reviews are split you can really delve into a book, and
break down the plot and characters.
This month Crime & Beyond read Bring Me Back by B. A.
Paris. In the book, Finn and Layla are a young couple in love. One their way
back from a vacation in France, they stop at a rest stop where Finn leaves
Layla in the car while he uses the restroom. When he returns, Layla is gone
without a trace. The police investigate her disappearance and possible murder,
but can find no evidence and no leads. Flash forward ten years and Finn is now
engaged to Layla’s sister, Ellen.
Right before the couple is set to marry, someone reports seeing
Layla. Finn then starts to receive emails that seem to point to Layla being
alive. Finn isn’t sure if it’s true, but if it is, where has she been all this
time, and why did she leave?
We had a great book club discussion. Quite a few club
members liked the book, and an equal number found it unbelievable. We
discussed the need to suspend our disbelief to enjoy the story and all of the
false trails we were led down before the final reveal. I can’t guarantee
that your book club will love the book, but I can say that you will get a great discussion out of it.
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