Oh, well, gosh. This book is now on the bestseller list, and good for A.J. Finn. What a coup! A book about a crazy woman who drinks a couple of bottle of Merlot (right there you know she's crazy, right?) a night and takes a lot of prescribed drugs of all sorts and then she sees, what? A murder take place in the house across the street from hers, on about the third floor? Wait, did I mention she is an agoraphobic so she won't venture outside?
What a really novel plotline, don't you think? Is it all in her head or is it real? On the pre-release copy I have (thanks to my bro and sis-in-law from SF) it says "it isn't paranoia if it's really happening...." and that sort of sums it up. Is it real? Is she just a wino drug addict who has a doctor who keeps upping her meds? A woman who has, we discover, has had an incredibly traumatic life changing event in the past year, and could that be clouding her judgement, her memories, her visions?
OK, I did read this entire novel in about 4 hours. It shouldn't take anyone more than about 6 - 8 hours to finish the thing, so maybe two days, three if you don't have a lot of time. (I am a very fast reader of this ..... genre ..... and I was hanging out with a knifed knee, so had the time.) It's a book you take on an airplane for a long flight and LEAVE IT THERE. It's a book you read on the beach and LEAVE IT IN THE SAND. It's a book you do not buy in hardcover because that is simply dumb.
Oh, my. And it's on the bestseller list. Sigh. Again. Have at it.
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