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Hamlet #1
Don’t Trust Me
Welcome to Hamlet. Population: 192.
You can't find it on any map, GPS or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone -- and their business, too. There's no television. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders rarely come to town.
Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire and a touch of serendipity causes Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet. It was supposed to be a one night stop until the rain let up and Jack could figure out how to fix the tire -- until Tess lands herself in the local jail cell overnight and Jack is found dead in their hotel room the next morning. There's no doubt it was murder, but with his gentle wife having an airtight alibi, the sheriff has to wonder: who had any cause to kill the outsider?
And was he only the first victim?
Dr. De Angelis doesn’t think so. Neither does Deputy Walsh. With Tess looking more and more like the killer’s next target, both men take the time to comfort and protect the young widow. But only one of them is sincere. The other just wants her to himself now that her husband is out of the way.
Alone and afraid, who can she trust?
You can't find it on any map, GPS or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone -- and their business, too. There's no television. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders rarely come to town.
Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire and a touch of serendipity causes Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet. It was supposed to be a one night stop until the rain let up and Jack could figure out how to fix the tire -- until Tess lands herself in the local jail cell overnight and Jack is found dead in their hotel room the next morning. There's no doubt it was murder, but with his gentle wife having an airtight alibi, the sheriff has to wonder: who had any cause to kill the outsider?
And was he only the first victim?
Dr. De Angelis doesn’t think so. Neither does Deputy Walsh. With Tess looking more and more like the killer’s next target, both men take the time to comfort and protect the young widow. But only one of them is sincere. The other just wants her to himself now that her husband is out of the way.
Alone and afraid, who can she trust?
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First published December 18, 2017
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Jessica Lynch
65 books168 followersJessica Lynch loves to write! She's been writing ever since she was a child, and spent years writing fan fiction before deciding at the end of 2017 to begin focusing on her original works of fiction. A 14-time winner of NaNoWriMo, Jessica has tons of manuscripts waiting to be formed and shaped and introduced to the world -- plus countless more milling around in her brain. She just wishes she could type fast enough to get them all out!
When she's not writing or working, she's either reading, playing with her family of cats in Central New Jersey, rooting for her beloved Mets, or working on her graphic arts skills to bring her characters and cover art to life.
When she's not writing or working, she's either reading, playing with her family of cats in Central New Jersey, rooting for her beloved Mets, or working on her graphic arts skills to bring her characters and cover art to life.
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April 11, 2018
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
POV/s: Multiple, third-person
Writing style: 3/5
Darkness: 1/5
Tessa and Jack have been married for one year but they’ve lost their romantic spark and decide that a trip away will rekindle their relationship. While enroute to their destination it’s clear that there’s zero chemistry between them and only a scrap of mutual respect to be found. The couple are on autopilot and the trip doesn’t solve any of their problems. Before the night is over, Jack has been strangled to death and Tessa has been detained for attempting to drive drunk. Tessa becomes a suspect for all of five seconds but then the investigation leans toward identifying one of the locals as Jack’s murderer. Before the book ends, Tessa has effortlessly garnered sympathy from nearly everyone she’s met and a suspect is finally charged with Jack’s murder.
The premise was excellent but I struggled with the execution and nothing about this story made sense until the final chapters put everything into perspective. There wasn’t a single interrogation scene that was comprehensive, Tessa never called for a lawyer since her alibi was airtight, and the story seemed soap opera-ish in many instances.
Overall? This story was underwhelming and all of the contrived/ overemphasized adoration towards Tessa felt overdone. The characterization was too weak for me to enjoy the surprise ending but it was a good twist. I just wish the characters weren’t so wooden.
*Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
POV/s: Multiple, third-person
Writing style: 3/5
Darkness: 1/5
Tessa and Jack have been married for one year but they’ve lost their romantic spark and decide that a trip away will rekindle their relationship. While enroute to their destination it’s clear that there’s zero chemistry between them and only a scrap of mutual respect to be found. The couple are on autopilot and the trip doesn’t solve any of their problems. Before the night is over, Jack has been strangled to death and Tessa has been detained for attempting to drive drunk. Tessa becomes a suspect for all of five seconds but then the investigation leans toward identifying one of the locals as Jack’s murderer. Before the book ends, Tessa has effortlessly garnered sympathy from nearly everyone she’s met and a suspect is finally charged with Jack’s murder.
The premise was excellent but I struggled with the execution and nothing about this story made sense until the final chapters put everything into perspective. There wasn’t a single interrogation scene that was comprehensive, Tessa never called for a lawyer since her alibi was airtight, and the story seemed soap opera-ish in many instances.
Overall? This story was underwhelming and all of the contrived/ overemphasized adoration towards Tessa felt overdone. The characterization was too weak for me to enjoy the surprise ending but it was a good twist. I just wish the characters weren’t so wooden.
*Complimentary copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
June 28, 2020
3.5 Who Do You Trust Stars
* * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-A Quick Review
This was an intriguing concept. What would it be like to be stranded in a community so small it had no cell service, no internet, and only 192 people living there. Seems like a perfect place for a perfect murder...
This is the idea Jessica Lynch had for her first novel. She mixed Mystery, Thriller, and then for good measure some misdirected Romance. She made sure the natural suspect had an Iron-Clad Alibi and we are taken on the same journey she is...Or are we...
Regular readers of mysteries may be tipped off and see the ending coming but the road traveled to the final conclusion may have many other readers naturally surprised.
A gifted copy was provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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* * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-A Quick Review
This was an intriguing concept. What would it be like to be stranded in a community so small it had no cell service, no internet, and only 192 people living there. Seems like a perfect place for a perfect murder...
This is the idea Jessica Lynch had for her first novel. She mixed Mystery, Thriller, and then for good measure some misdirected Romance. She made sure the natural suspect had an Iron-Clad Alibi and we are taken on the same journey she is...Or are we...
Regular readers of mysteries may be tipped off and see the ending coming but the road traveled to the final conclusion may have many other readers naturally surprised.
A gifted copy was provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
For more Reviews, Free E-books and Giveaways
May 8, 2018
This was a very interesting book. The viewpoint changed throughout, which really kept you on your toes. Without spoilers, I think due to the viewpoint changes, I had a hard time with the ending. Nothing blatantly. Just little things. It didn't quite make enough sense. The book was really quite good till the end , in my opinion.
*I asked for and received a copy of this book from Netgalley and have given an honest and unbiased review *
*I asked for and received a copy of this book from Netgalley and have given an honest and unbiased review *
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May 28, 2019I DNFd this book at 40% It wasn’t what I expected at all and I really didn’t care for the characters or the story to see how the mystery played out till the end.
The premise is quite interesting but the execution is not up to it. To begin with, the “creepy” town where there is no cellphone connection and a murder happens, is not creepy at all. The murder plot is left aside to describe how the town folks can’t keep their eyes off Tess (even tough she’s grieving her brutally murdered husband).
The male characters are constantly showing off how manly and strong they are. Maybe this is meant as some social commentary, but it didn’t feel that way to me. One of the side characters describes how her brother forced her to close her business after a traumatic event without even asking for her opinion, and this kind of behavior doesn’t seem odd to anyone.
The writing was good, and since this is the first book of the author that’s very positive. However, it could have used some further editing, there were typos and mistakes of names, etc all over the book.
I don’t like to give a negative review about a book that was given to me free of charge, but I have to be honest and this story just wasn’t for me.
*A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
The premise is quite interesting but the execution is not up to it. To begin with, the “creepy” town where there is no cellphone connection and a murder happens, is not creepy at all. The murder plot is left aside to describe how the town folks can’t keep their eyes off Tess (even tough she’s grieving her brutally murdered husband).
The male characters are constantly showing off how manly and strong they are. Maybe this is meant as some social commentary, but it didn’t feel that way to me. One of the side characters describes how her brother forced her to close her business after a traumatic event without even asking for her opinion, and this kind of behavior doesn’t seem odd to anyone.
The writing was good, and since this is the first book of the author that’s very positive. However, it could have used some further editing, there were typos and mistakes of names, etc all over the book.
I don’t like to give a negative review about a book that was given to me free of charge, but I have to be honest and this story just wasn’t for me.
*A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
March 2, 2019
Initial musing - so they get stranded due to a tyre blow out. Who the hell goes on a 9 hour car trip without a spare?
Having finished this book, my first question still remains along with many more. I love being taken by surprise with an unexpected ending, but please make it plausible. I should've been able to go, ah-ha, now I see it, the clues...the red herrings, but the ending makes no sense.
The story is told from numerous perspectives, and due to the head hopping, it wasn't always clear whose head I was in.
It's told mostly from Tessa, Tess, Mrs. Sullivans (same person) perspective. She's an unreliable narrator and somewhat boring. No family, no friends, and a stay-at-home wife with no kids.
I came across this book via Book Bub deals. If nothing else, it gave me an insight to the authors writing style.
Having finished this book, my first question still remains along with many more. I love being taken by surprise with an unexpected ending, but please make it plausible. I should've been able to go, ah-ha, now I see it, the clues...the red herrings, but the ending makes no sense.
The story is told from numerous perspectives, and due to the head hopping, it wasn't always clear whose head I was in.
It's told mostly from Tessa, Tess, Mrs. Sullivans (same person) perspective. She's an unreliable narrator and somewhat boring. No family, no friends, and a stay-at-home wife with no kids.
I came across this book via Book Bub deals. If nothing else, it gave me an insight to the authors writing style.
March 7, 2018
I loved this book so much. It was so beautiful. The cover is amazing and the story is just as good.
The story takes place in the town of Hamlet which I enjoyed. The town has a dark and eerie feel to it. The creepy tone of the book is evident from the first page. It is vivid and tragic. The story was just so good. The author did a great job at keeping me on my toes and crushing my soul. I thought I had figured out the mystery and then another curveball would happen. It just kept me guessing.
The book takes place in a hotel where a character named Jack Sullivan and his wife were supposed to spend the night. He is found dead the day after. The mystery begins and readers will be on the edge of their seats. The unexpected plot twists keep my attention and I was able to read this book in less than two days. It was that good.
I recommend this book to mystery and thriller fans. This is a book that I believe many people will enjoy and love.
The story takes place in the town of Hamlet which I enjoyed. The town has a dark and eerie feel to it. The creepy tone of the book is evident from the first page. It is vivid and tragic. The story was just so good. The author did a great job at keeping me on my toes and crushing my soul. I thought I had figured out the mystery and then another curveball would happen. It just kept me guessing.
The book takes place in a hotel where a character named Jack Sullivan and his wife were supposed to spend the night. He is found dead the day after. The mystery begins and readers will be on the edge of their seats. The unexpected plot twists keep my attention and I was able to read this book in less than two days. It was that good.
I recommend this book to mystery and thriller fans. This is a book that I believe many people will enjoy and love.
June 24, 2018
This is a difficult review for me to write as I hate to be overly negative, particularly when I have been sent a free copy of a book in exchange for a review. I know that every author puts their heart and soul into each book and for Jessica Lynch, this is her debut, so for her this will be her pride and joy. However, we are asked to provide honest reviews so, (with a heavy heart) this is what I will do.
The story is about Tessa who, along with her husband of one year Jack, is en route to a second honeymoon which she hopes will rekindle their troubled marriage. Whilst driving they experience car trouble and have to stop off in the very small town of Hamlet. On their first night there, staying in the only hotel in town, Tessa finds herself in the drunk tank for the night and Jack is murdered in their hotel room. Tessa finds herself as the prime suspect in the eyes of the local sheriff, Caitlin and the source of relentless ogling from one of her deputies and the local doctor.
There is the hint of a good plot lingering there somewhere but for me the painful element of this book is the language. It’s like all the characters are from a ridiculous old romantic novel where the women are all terribly frail, needy and stunningly beautiful or stubborn, jealous and feisty. The men are brooding and mysterious with chiselled features and cool blue eyes. You get my drift?
The men all instantly want to protect beautiful Tessa and words such as fragile and innocent are used disturbingly often and the suggestion that these big strong men can keep her safe is just painfully old and desperately out of touch. One of them seems to think it inappropriate to try to get involved with her with her husband only days dead at the hands of a murderer!
So many other things within the plot are patchy. The way Tessa is interviewed doesn’t seem right and the whole way her case is dealt with seems to me, despite my lack of experience of small town America, to be very strange and somewhat far fetched. The “twist” at the end did nothing to redeem the tale I’m afraid. Or at least, not in my eyes.
The character of Caitlin, the sheriff and ex wife of the local doctor and designated medical examiner, is irritating to the point of ridiculousness. Her inability to let go of her ex husband despite being years divorced and her neediness towards him seem to me to be yet another hugely stereotypical portrayal of a woman.
I’ll stop there as I think I have made it clear that I didn’t particularly enjoy this book. Others who enjoy a thrillers intertwined with schmaltzy romance may well love it. But it’s a no from me.
Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
The story is about Tessa who, along with her husband of one year Jack, is en route to a second honeymoon which she hopes will rekindle their troubled marriage. Whilst driving they experience car trouble and have to stop off in the very small town of Hamlet. On their first night there, staying in the only hotel in town, Tessa finds herself in the drunk tank for the night and Jack is murdered in their hotel room. Tessa finds herself as the prime suspect in the eyes of the local sheriff, Caitlin and the source of relentless ogling from one of her deputies and the local doctor.
There is the hint of a good plot lingering there somewhere but for me the painful element of this book is the language. It’s like all the characters are from a ridiculous old romantic novel where the women are all terribly frail, needy and stunningly beautiful or stubborn, jealous and feisty. The men are brooding and mysterious with chiselled features and cool blue eyes. You get my drift?
The men all instantly want to protect beautiful Tessa and words such as fragile and innocent are used disturbingly often and the suggestion that these big strong men can keep her safe is just painfully old and desperately out of touch. One of them seems to think it inappropriate to try to get involved with her with her husband only days dead at the hands of a murderer!
So many other things within the plot are patchy. The way Tessa is interviewed doesn’t seem right and the whole way her case is dealt with seems to me, despite my lack of experience of small town America, to be very strange and somewhat far fetched. The “twist” at the end did nothing to redeem the tale I’m afraid. Or at least, not in my eyes.
The character of Caitlin, the sheriff and ex wife of the local doctor and designated medical examiner, is irritating to the point of ridiculousness. Her inability to let go of her ex husband despite being years divorced and her neediness towards him seem to me to be yet another hugely stereotypical portrayal of a woman.
I’ll stop there as I think I have made it clear that I didn’t particularly enjoy this book. Others who enjoy a thrillers intertwined with schmaltzy romance may well love it. But it’s a no from me.
Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.
August 4, 2025
Was captured by the book quickly and stayed enthralled throughout. Felt like watching a tennis match with clues coming left snd right. In later parts the truth comes out and find a chair and be convinced that “you knew it all along!” But I read it …. So I know! ⭐️🙂
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Blurb:
Welcome to Hamlet. Population: 192.
You can't find it on any map, GPS or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone -- and their business, too. There's no television. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders rarely come to town.
Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire and a touch of serendipity causes Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet. It was supposed to be a one night stop until the rain let up and Jack could figure out how to fix the tire -- until Tess lands herself in the local jail cell overnight and Jack is found dead in their hotel room the next morning. There's no doubt it was murder, but with his gentle wife having an airtight alibi, the sheriff has to wonder: who had any cause to kill the outsider?
And was he only the first victim?
Dr. De Angelis doesn’t think so. Neither does Deputy Walsh. With Tess looking more and more like the killer’s next target, both men take the time to comfort and protect the young widow. But only one of them is sincere. The other just wants her to himself now that her husband is out of the way.
Alone and afraid, who can she trust?
Blurb:
Welcome to Hamlet. Population: 192.
You can't find it on any map, GPS or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone -- and their business, too. There's no television. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders rarely come to town.
Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire and a touch of serendipity causes Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet. It was supposed to be a one night stop until the rain let up and Jack could figure out how to fix the tire -- until Tess lands herself in the local jail cell overnight and Jack is found dead in their hotel room the next morning. There's no doubt it was murder, but with his gentle wife having an airtight alibi, the sheriff has to wonder: who had any cause to kill the outsider?
And was he only the first victim?
Dr. De Angelis doesn’t think so. Neither does Deputy Walsh. With Tess looking more and more like the killer’s next target, both men take the time to comfort and protect the young widow. But only one of them is sincere. The other just wants her to himself now that her husband is out of the way.
Alone and afraid, who can she trust?
June 27, 2020
"Predictable"
This took a long time to get the ending most readers will see a mile off. When a character has a big pointy arrow over their head from Day One it's obvious it wasn't them. There was nothing in this first book in the Hamlet series to make me rush out to get the next instalment, I'm afraid.
This took a long time to get the ending most readers will see a mile off. When a character has a big pointy arrow over their head from Day One it's obvious it wasn't them. There was nothing in this first book in the Hamlet series to make me rush out to get the next instalment, I'm afraid.
March 11, 2019
On its surface Don’t Trust Me by Jessica Lynch is a murder mystery with an interesting puzzle. The prime suspect in the murder of Jack is his wife, Tessie/Tess/Tessa. That goes with the time-honored theory that it is more likely the spouse, or at least people closest to the victim, committed the crime. But Tessie was in jail during the night of the murder. While that mystery percolates in the reader’s mind, Tessie, although grief-stricken, seems to appreciate the possibilities of future relationships or play with Deputy Sheriff Mason who put her in jail for drunk driving on the night of the husband’s murder. She also is impressed, as in take-my-breath-away by Hamlet’s only doctor and medical examiner by default, Dr. Lucas, the guy that cremated her husband’s body.
The town has a tough-as-nails Sheriff, Caitlan, who also happens to be the ex-wife of Dr. Lucas. A beautiful woman obsessed with her job as Sheriff, she is also obsessed with Dr. Lucas. She didn’t divorce him; he had left her. Readers note that Dr. Lucas couldn’t stand Caitlin’s controlling nature. At this point, readers might remember that Tess and Jack were on a trip that was to be a second honeymoon. An accident resulting in a flat tire had landed them for one night at Hamlet’s only Inn. The two were going on a second honeymoon because their marriage wasn’t working out. As far as Tess was concerned, she could no longer stand Jack’s controlling nature.
One husband dead. Tess looking with lust at Deputy Mason. Tess looking with lust at Dr. Lucas. Caitlin looking with lust at Dr. Lucas. Deputy Mason looking with lust at Tess and with disgust at Dr. Lucas. The doctor returning feelings of disgust for Mason at a higher level as he tries to develop a relationship with Tess. Above it all, we have the shining, innocent, misunderstood Tess who just wants to go back to working as a kindergarten teacher. She doesn’t want anyone controlling her life. Having gotten away from one controlling man (the dead Jack) she doesn’t intend to submit to either Deputy Mason or Dr. Lucas.
I felt I had gone from reading what started out as an interesting murder mystery to a weepy, long, too detailed romance novel. Tess is constantly on the edge of tears for one reason or the other. Everything is a trigger for deep emotional trauma and depression. But that doesn’t stop her from playing an almost flirtatious role with competing suiters. She doesn’t encourage either of them; that would not be proper. But she can’t seem to avoid getting physically excited when around either of them. This drew out the mystery over many, many pages.
There is a surprise ending that I was sure I saw coming. I was half right. If your genre is romance, you will probably like this novel. If your genres are crime and mystery; this story drags on for too long. I give it 3.7 stars and will round the Amazon rating up to four stars. Readers of romance novels jump in and promote the story with more stars than I could give. I was happy that this was a free read through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
The town has a tough-as-nails Sheriff, Caitlan, who also happens to be the ex-wife of Dr. Lucas. A beautiful woman obsessed with her job as Sheriff, she is also obsessed with Dr. Lucas. She didn’t divorce him; he had left her. Readers note that Dr. Lucas couldn’t stand Caitlin’s controlling nature. At this point, readers might remember that Tess and Jack were on a trip that was to be a second honeymoon. An accident resulting in a flat tire had landed them for one night at Hamlet’s only Inn. The two were going on a second honeymoon because their marriage wasn’t working out. As far as Tess was concerned, she could no longer stand Jack’s controlling nature.
One husband dead. Tess looking with lust at Deputy Mason. Tess looking with lust at Dr. Lucas. Caitlin looking with lust at Dr. Lucas. Deputy Mason looking with lust at Tess and with disgust at Dr. Lucas. The doctor returning feelings of disgust for Mason at a higher level as he tries to develop a relationship with Tess. Above it all, we have the shining, innocent, misunderstood Tess who just wants to go back to working as a kindergarten teacher. She doesn’t want anyone controlling her life. Having gotten away from one controlling man (the dead Jack) she doesn’t intend to submit to either Deputy Mason or Dr. Lucas.
I felt I had gone from reading what started out as an interesting murder mystery to a weepy, long, too detailed romance novel. Tess is constantly on the edge of tears for one reason or the other. Everything is a trigger for deep emotional trauma and depression. But that doesn’t stop her from playing an almost flirtatious role with competing suiters. She doesn’t encourage either of them; that would not be proper. But she can’t seem to avoid getting physically excited when around either of them. This drew out the mystery over many, many pages.
There is a surprise ending that I was sure I saw coming. I was half right. If your genre is romance, you will probably like this novel. If your genres are crime and mystery; this story drags on for too long. I give it 3.7 stars and will round the Amazon rating up to four stars. Readers of romance novels jump in and promote the story with more stars than I could give. I was happy that this was a free read through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
March 21, 2018
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This is a hard book to review and I barely know where to start. It kinda threw me all over the place. But here goes.
The writing isn't bad, but I do think it needs at least one more round of editing. Towards the start of the bool, especially, the sentences are awkwardly constructured and the word order jumbled. Take these two for example: 'Except for the radio, he preferred silence when he drove if they were going somewhere new.' - 'Was he so miserable to her that finding a hotel to stay the night in brought the life back to her?'
The story is okay. The mystery aspect is clever, but I feel like the romances are the plot rather than the mystery. The romances are easily the main focus, and considering that I don't ship anyone and that I don't like any of the characters, it doesn't work well for me.
The characters are dull. Tessa is the beautiful, innocent damsel everyone falls in love with, and she has no depth. The secondary characters are boring, too.
But the guys are the worst. Mason and Lucas are alpha males and ridiculously overprotective. Thankfully, Tessa has the sense to think, "This wasn’t a contest, and she wasn’t a prize", but that doesn't make me warm to them any more. They're still jerks. And Mason assaults Tessa, so there's that. (Although, thank goodness, that isn't glossed over and Tessa is actually outraged by it).
There's also the ending. It's a shocker, which is good, but it's too open-ended. I don't like it.
This is a decent thrillet novel, but the characters and writing disappointed me.
This is a hard book to review and I barely know where to start. It kinda threw me all over the place. But here goes.
The writing isn't bad, but I do think it needs at least one more round of editing. Towards the start of the bool, especially, the sentences are awkwardly constructured and the word order jumbled. Take these two for example: 'Except for the radio, he preferred silence when he drove if they were going somewhere new.' - 'Was he so miserable to her that finding a hotel to stay the night in brought the life back to her?'
The story is okay. The mystery aspect is clever, but I feel like the romances are the plot rather than the mystery. The romances are easily the main focus, and considering that I don't ship anyone and that I don't like any of the characters, it doesn't work well for me.
The characters are dull. Tessa is the beautiful, innocent damsel everyone falls in love with, and she has no depth. The secondary characters are boring, too.
But the guys are the worst. Mason and Lucas are alpha males and ridiculously overprotective. Thankfully, Tessa has the sense to think, "This wasn’t a contest, and she wasn’t a prize", but that doesn't make me warm to them any more. They're still jerks. And Mason assaults Tessa, so there's that. (Although, thank goodness, that isn't glossed over and Tessa is actually outraged by it).
There's also the ending. It's a shocker, which is good, but it's too open-ended. I don't like it.
This is a decent thrillet novel, but the characters and writing disappointed me.
December 24, 2019
Tess and her husband Jack Sullivan are trying to reignite their marriage and are on their second honeymoon and a weekend away from distractions. All is going to plan until they pop their tire and out in the middle of nowhere. They manage to travel to the nearest town which turns out to be in the middle of nowhere - Hamlet where the population reads 192. Settling down for the night, the Sullivans book into the Hamlet Inn. Tess wants to explore while Jack stays behind and sleeps it off as he is an Earlybird. That night, Tess ends up getting a bit more drunk than she expects and winds up being hauled off to a cell by Deputy Mason Walsh. When Tess finally leaves the next morning, she heads to the inn. But she never expects what she will walk into as her husband has been murdered. What ensues is a case of Who Killed Jack Sullivan and if Tess didn't do it despite how much the sheriff Cait wants her to have committed the crime, that means that there is a Killer in Hamlet and if Tess isn't careful than she might be next as this smalltown doesn't take too lightly to outsiders. I have to admit when the ending arrived and that epilogue of six months or so after Tess had left Hamlet and we discover more in-depth about what had occurred in Hamlet, I never saw that twist coming. In a way Book, #1 Don't Trust Me by Jessica Lynch had a Strangers on a Train feel to the story.
April 10, 2018
I’ve always enjoyed thrillers and this one didn’t disappoint. The story is set in the small town of Hamlet and author Jessica Lynch does a good job giving readers an eerie feel about the place and vivid descriptions of the characters. The suspense is kept up throughout the book until the surprising twist at the end. Overall a very good book and an enjoyable read.
December 19, 2023
An Awesome Read!
Intriguing, greatly written. A book to keep you wondering and doing a little detective work of your own. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next one in this series.
Intriguing, greatly written. A book to keep you wondering and doing a little detective work of your own. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next one in this series.
May 5, 2018
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review, Don't Trust Me by Jessica Lynch.
This book was a pretty fast and easy read, the story flows and the characters are believable...Tess and her husband are on their way for a 2nd honeymoon after being married for a year they are already drifting apart....they end up stuck in a seriously small town where things are about to happen that neither one of them saw coming.....or did they? There are numerous plot twists that leave you questioning what you think you know.
This book was a pretty fast and easy read, the story flows and the characters are believable...Tess and her husband are on their way for a 2nd honeymoon after being married for a year they are already drifting apart....they end up stuck in a seriously small town where things are about to happen that neither one of them saw coming.....or did they? There are numerous plot twists that leave you questioning what you think you know.
May 19, 2023
🤔
Such a Twisty story. Would never have guessed any of it. Only 4 stars cos it was a bit slow to start.
Such a Twisty story. Would never have guessed any of it. Only 4 stars cos it was a bit slow to start.
December 10, 2023
This book didn’t get too deep but definitely did keep me interested the whole way through.
Hamlet was a small town. Like really small town. Less than 300 people small. Everyone knew everyone and nothing bad ever happened…until Tess and her husband Jack’s car breaks down. After a crisis happens, Tess is not able to leave Hamlet and yet sinister things still keep happening. Who could want to hurt an outsider and why?
Hamlet was a small town. Like really small town. Less than 300 people small. Everyone knew everyone and nothing bad ever happened…until Tess and her husband Jack’s car breaks down. After a crisis happens, Tess is not able to leave Hamlet and yet sinister things still keep happening. Who could want to hurt an outsider and why?
October 23, 2019
This book was life changing
Literally it was
Literally it was
May 2, 2018
I am a spoiler-free reviewer( because I have read reviews that reveal the main twist or ending with no warning). So I avoid that type of situation and stick to the book blurb and why I liked or disliked the book. Don't Trust Me opens strong. Jack and Tessa are in the middle of a long drive to a destination that will hopefully serve as a second honeymoon and get their strained relationship back on track. It is a dark and stormy night with incessant pounding rain and with several hours of driving to go, a flat tire means they won't be going anywhere soon. Jack and Tessa stumble on a very small town named Hamlet and hope to find somewhere to spend the night and someone to fix their tire come morning. Things quickly go horribly wrong when Tessa winds up in jail and someone murders Jack. Who in Hamlet could have a reason to commit murder and is Jack the only target?
This wasn't a story that kept me up all night furiously flipping pages but Don't Trust Me kept my attention and did have me trying to figure out who killed Jack and why. What better setting than a creepy little town with no cell phone service and the murder of an outsider who none of the residents would seem to have a motive to kill. The killer's identity and the ending were surprising( and I did one of those talking out loud to a book going what) and I started thinking about what type of clues had been given that had either totally mislead me or that I had just missed.
Overall, a good mystery and my first by this author. I will definitely check to see if she has written other books. The one thing that I think would have increased my engagement would have been to better understand the character of Jack before he died. As it was, it took a bit for me to get invested in the story since I didn't relate strongly to his being dead or alive.
Thank you, Jessica Lynch, BooksGoSocial, and NetGalley for the complimentary digital copy. Once again you have provided me with a good read and an introduction to an author I might have missed.
This wasn't a story that kept me up all night furiously flipping pages but Don't Trust Me kept my attention and did have me trying to figure out who killed Jack and why. What better setting than a creepy little town with no cell phone service and the murder of an outsider who none of the residents would seem to have a motive to kill. The killer's identity and the ending were surprising( and I did one of those talking out loud to a book going what) and I started thinking about what type of clues had been given that had either totally mislead me or that I had just missed.
Overall, a good mystery and my first by this author. I will definitely check to see if she has written other books. The one thing that I think would have increased my engagement would have been to better understand the character of Jack before he died. As it was, it took a bit for me to get invested in the story since I didn't relate strongly to his being dead or alive.
Thank you, Jessica Lynch, BooksGoSocial, and NetGalley for the complimentary digital copy. Once again you have provided me with a good read and an introduction to an author I might have missed.
May 16, 2018
Great book!
June 29, 2020
Weak character development and not well researched. There was no tension in the book. Anyone could have done it. Early on there was one possible suspect, but his character was developed so that I discounted him quickly. Lynch could have thrown in a couple of nefarious characters--like an "outsider" who had been there five years and was still not fully trusted. What we saw was a neurotic woman, scared of her own shadow, a star-crazed young man and a tough as nails sheriff who rightly wanted to protect "her" town. Then the reveal in the last chapter. No suspense.
As for research, ballistics cannot prove a weapon only from shell casing. Ballistics are only good for recovered slugs. Shell casing have only ejector markings which are very hard to connect to a particular weapon. With the Sheriff's Department carrying identical Glock 22's, I dare say the ejector markings would be virtually identical. And why would any licensed peace officer leave his weapons not locked up when not on his side? Makes no sense.
On the senseless theme, the husband needed a shot of vodka before bed each night? And he depended on his wife to provide it? That is totally in compatible with the character developed in the book. Either he was a regular--albeit social--drinker who thought of his own bedtime medicine, or... Why not have a little reveal of a prior relationship between the two main characters? Just enough to make the reader wonder.
Sorry Jessica. Good premise, poor follow through. Hope you get better. Sincerely
As for research, ballistics cannot prove a weapon only from shell casing. Ballistics are only good for recovered slugs. Shell casing have only ejector markings which are very hard to connect to a particular weapon. With the Sheriff's Department carrying identical Glock 22's, I dare say the ejector markings would be virtually identical. And why would any licensed peace officer leave his weapons not locked up when not on his side? Makes no sense.
On the senseless theme, the husband needed a shot of vodka before bed each night? And he depended on his wife to provide it? That is totally in compatible with the character developed in the book. Either he was a regular--albeit social--drinker who thought of his own bedtime medicine, or... Why not have a little reveal of a prior relationship between the two main characters? Just enough to make the reader wonder.
Sorry Jessica. Good premise, poor follow through. Hope you get better. Sincerely
April 16, 2018
Thank you Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for this arc.
I made it through 37%% of the book before giving up entirely. DNF, just not for me.
I see where many readers have really enjoyed this book, and while the story and the premise was okay, I found the characters to be too flat and stereotypical to care about any of them (especially Tessa and Deputy Walsh). Also found the eerie, creepy tone of the book underwhelming.
I made it through 37%% of the book before giving up entirely. DNF, just not for me.
I see where many readers have really enjoyed this book, and while the story and the premise was okay, I found the characters to be too flat and stereotypical to care about any of them (especially Tessa and Deputy Walsh). Also found the eerie, creepy tone of the book underwhelming.
March 21, 2025
I was not only deeply disappointed, but very disturbed by this book. This is not a mystery, or a whodunnit, or a thriller - it's a complete narrative cheat. There are no clues or breadcrumbs left for the reader, except those misleading the reader intentionally. The author has no fundamental understanding of her chosen genre and/or simply ignores and disrespects the conventions that readers expect. It's not just disappointing—its a breach of trust. It completely disregards what makes mysteries satisfying in the first place.
The "killers were the main characters all along" twist only works if there are subtle clues that readers can piece together in retrospect. Without those breadcrumbs, it's just pulling the rug out from under the reader in a way that feels grossly unsatisfying.
What makes it worse is that the setup doesn't even make logical sense:
-Why not just file for divorce if she wants one?
-The ME killing his ex-wife (because she was jealous? seriously?) seems completely tacked on and unnecessary to the plot
-Setting up an innocent deputy for double homicide (one of whom is a LEO) is not only cruel, it's also rather pointless
-Plus, they get away with it at the end, portrayed as if we should be rooting for these cold-blooded and unrepentant murderers!
Worst of all is the epilogue's infuriating reveal of the actual perpetrators.... that our protagonists Luke and Tessa were the killers all along—a cheap 'gotcha' twist that comes AFTER the entire story has concluded. This isn't just disappointing; it's literary malpractice. The author deliberately presents an entire narrative where we experience these characters' thoughts and feelings as genuine, only to reveal they were lying through their internal monologues the entire time. It renders every emotional beat, every moment of supposed grief or tension, completely meaningless. This isn't subverting expectations or clever misdirection—it's breaking the fundamental trust between author and reader in the mystery genre and demonstrates a complete disregard for what makes mysteries satisfying in the first place.
Save yourself the frustration and find a mystery that actually respects its readers. If I could give it a negative review, I would.
The "killers were the main characters all along" twist only works if there are subtle clues that readers can piece together in retrospect. Without those breadcrumbs, it's just pulling the rug out from under the reader in a way that feels grossly unsatisfying.
What makes it worse is that the setup doesn't even make logical sense:
-Why not just file for divorce if she wants one?
-The ME killing his ex-wife (because she was jealous? seriously?) seems completely tacked on and unnecessary to the plot
-Setting up an innocent deputy for double homicide (one of whom is a LEO) is not only cruel, it's also rather pointless
-Plus, they get away with it at the end, portrayed as if we should be rooting for these cold-blooded and unrepentant murderers!
Worst of all is the epilogue's infuriating reveal of the actual perpetrators.... that our protagonists Luke and Tessa were the killers all along—a cheap 'gotcha' twist that comes AFTER the entire story has concluded. This isn't just disappointing; it's literary malpractice. The author deliberately presents an entire narrative where we experience these characters' thoughts and feelings as genuine, only to reveal they were lying through their internal monologues the entire time. It renders every emotional beat, every moment of supposed grief or tension, completely meaningless. This isn't subverting expectations or clever misdirection—it's breaking the fundamental trust between author and reader in the mystery genre and demonstrates a complete disregard for what makes mysteries satisfying in the first place.
Save yourself the frustration and find a mystery that actually respects its readers. If I could give it a negative review, I would.
April 24, 2018
I have to be honest and say that I have had pretty bad luck with mystery thrillers this year. But, this one is the best one I have read so far.
The good thing about this is that there are multiple perspectives that change within the chapters, which is something that I personally enjoy in thrillers. Furthermore, I kept suspecting different characters every time I turned the page, but at the same time I didn't suspect most of them because I was reading from their perspctive. So, I was at the edge of my seat, trying to come up with explanations to everything.
The ending was also completely unexpected for me. I honestly thought that things were going to go differently. However, I really appreciate being surprised.
There are a couple of things that I should mention because they felt a bit weird when I was reading it. First of all, the writing style had some sort of evolution throughout the novel. I personally don't feel like the beginning of the novel and the ending of the novel are at the same level quality-wise. Despite that, I think that it can be interesting to see that change but it might be different for other people. Second, the way in which every man is obsessed with the main character felt really, really uncomfortable at times. I guess this could be the author's intention to show the readers the lengths that can be reached sometimes when people feel entitled to others' attention. However, it made me feel uncomfortable. I guess that the whole thing about sexual attraction is not something that I actually understand, in general, so it makes sense.
Also, I really liked the fact that there were little hints throughout the story, which seemed trivial at one point but were brought together by the ending.
This is actually the first mystery/thriller that I review from NetGalley, so I'm not completely sure what I am supposed to comment on because I don't want to give anything away.
*I received an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
The good thing about this is that there are multiple perspectives that change within the chapters, which is something that I personally enjoy in thrillers. Furthermore, I kept suspecting different characters every time I turned the page, but at the same time I didn't suspect most of them because I was reading from their perspctive. So, I was at the edge of my seat, trying to come up with explanations to everything.
The ending was also completely unexpected for me. I honestly thought that things were going to go differently. However, I really appreciate being surprised.
There are a couple of things that I should mention because they felt a bit weird when I was reading it. First of all, the writing style had some sort of evolution throughout the novel. I personally don't feel like the beginning of the novel and the ending of the novel are at the same level quality-wise. Despite that, I think that it can be interesting to see that change but it might be different for other people. Second, the way in which every man is obsessed with the main character felt really, really uncomfortable at times. I guess this could be the author's intention to show the readers the lengths that can be reached sometimes when people feel entitled to others' attention. However, it made me feel uncomfortable. I guess that the whole thing about sexual attraction is not something that I actually understand, in general, so it makes sense.
Also, I really liked the fact that there were little hints throughout the story, which seemed trivial at one point but were brought together by the ending.
This is actually the first mystery/thriller that I review from NetGalley, so I'm not completely sure what I am supposed to comment on because I don't want to give anything away.
*I received an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
March 16, 2019
The book is aptly named, as you do not want to trust the author. This book is full of deceptions, with the main characters thinking things that when you get to the end, you know didn’t really fit. So don’t believe anything the characters are thinking, as in a lot of cases it is the author misleading you. I like mystery books where there are a few well placed foreshadowing hints so that sometime in the last quarter of the book you may be able to figure it out. But not so obvious that you figure it out earlier in the book. And if you don’t figure it out, when the book ends, you realize that it all fits, and you should have guessed it. Forget that with this book. Still you will know that the murderer has to be one or more of a small handful of people, as there are very few characters to choose from. There are some very unbelievable activities such as driving to a bar carefully because you have a flat tire---as though that would help preserve the tire. Also the setting is not realistic. It is a town of less then 200, and they have a nice hotel and a B&B. This is not a tourist town, and it is not on a main route, so that is highly unlikely. It has a bar which I can believe, more than one restaurants, I doubt it. And it would be very unlikely that a town that size would have its own police station. Here in Wyoming there are a lot of low population one street towns, and of the ones I have seen they all have a bar, no police station, possibly a small fire station, in many cases a post office, and that is about it.
The editing was also very poor, such as when one of the main characters finished taking a shower in her hotel room’s bathroom she yawns and heads to her bed to take a nap. The book states “she left the bedroom” instead of she left the bathroom. Some sentences had extra words that were useless such as this one: “No matter how he angry he’d been”
Oh, and of course the main characters are all beautiful and handsome.
Also at the end the characters were left with some loose ends. If I had liked the book I would have been pushed to read the next books in the series to see how these characters were eventually dealt with. I won't bother.
I gave it two stars as it started out interesting, and there were times I enjoyed relaxing with the book. But parts were so improbable, and in my opinion the ending was complete nonsense. I actually felt cheated, and I received the book for free. It was close to a waste of time, when I could have been reading a book of higher quality.
The editing was also very poor, such as when one of the main characters finished taking a shower in her hotel room’s bathroom she yawns and heads to her bed to take a nap. The book states “she left the bedroom” instead of she left the bathroom. Some sentences had extra words that were useless such as this one: “No matter how he angry he’d been”
Oh, and of course the main characters are all beautiful and handsome.
Also at the end the characters were left with some loose ends. If I had liked the book I would have been pushed to read the next books in the series to see how these characters were eventually dealt with. I won't bother.
I gave it two stars as it started out interesting, and there were times I enjoyed relaxing with the book. But parts were so improbable, and in my opinion the ending was complete nonsense. I actually felt cheated, and I received the book for free. It was close to a waste of time, when I could have been reading a book of higher quality.
August 17, 2018
A couple, Jack and Tessa Sullivan, are driving to a spa for a second honeymoon, in the hopes of keeping their short marriage together, but end up with a flat tyre and look for somewhere to stop. All they find in the dark, stormy night is a small town called Hamlet, population 192. There is no phone service or signal, no TV and a severe distrust of outsiders – which is exactly what they are. Most locals stay put and have no desire to leave, so very insular.
They find a small inn that has a room and intend to stay only the one night, until the storm has passed and jack can get the tyre fixed after a nights rest. He wants to sleep after driving for so long and she is too wired and wants a drink. She ends up in jail for drink driving and her husband Jack ends up dead in bed!
The local sheriff believes it’s murder, quite obviously, and the main suspect has an airtight seeming alibi, having been put in lock up by her deputy. Will this be the only murder, is the next question for the sheriff’s department and the fight to find out who did it. As if it wasn’t the wife, then it would have to be a local and that’s unthinkable. The local doctor and the deputy both believe the wife is in danger and could be the next target. They end up fighting to spend time looking out for her and wanting her for themselves.
A great thriller with quite a surprise of an ending, with an unusual twist. Very easy to read and keeps you going until you finish it without wanting to put it down. I would love to read some more books by this author. I received an ARC copy of this book from Hidden Gems and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
They find a small inn that has a room and intend to stay only the one night, until the storm has passed and jack can get the tyre fixed after a nights rest. He wants to sleep after driving for so long and she is too wired and wants a drink. She ends up in jail for drink driving and her husband Jack ends up dead in bed!
The local sheriff believes it’s murder, quite obviously, and the main suspect has an airtight seeming alibi, having been put in lock up by her deputy. Will this be the only murder, is the next question for the sheriff’s department and the fight to find out who did it. As if it wasn’t the wife, then it would have to be a local and that’s unthinkable. The local doctor and the deputy both believe the wife is in danger and could be the next target. They end up fighting to spend time looking out for her and wanting her for themselves.
A great thriller with quite a surprise of an ending, with an unusual twist. Very easy to read and keeps you going until you finish it without wanting to put it down. I would love to read some more books by this author. I received an ARC copy of this book from Hidden Gems and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
December 15, 2025
I want my money back! This is such an incredibly bad book. The author has the plotting couple making plans for Tess and Jack to somehow be in Hamlet at a B&B on a certain night. Now, we're told from the beginning that Jack is controlling and stubborn. How can Tess get him to change plans from going to a spa for a second honeymoon to a dinky town? Let's see, the weather has to be a driving rain storm, and Tess has somehow to make sure that a tire goes flat right by the exit, without losing control, rolling the vehicle, hitting and injuring someone else--you get the picture. But somehow it all comes together! Wow! And then, she has to make sure she's arrested and held overnight in jail. How convenient that a deputy sees her in a bar and is smitten with her and keeps his eye on her so that he can arrest her when she's driving under the influence on a flat tire. How nice that he didn't decide merely to take the keys and drive her back to the B&B! That would have ruined everything. Another major plot hole is that the author has stressed ad nauseum that there is no cell service in this town--yet Tess's phone records have her calling someone in Hamlet all the time. The plot holes continue with the second murder and the frame of an innocent person for all of this lethal mischief. Terrible, terrible plotting, all hinging on people who don't know they're part of a plan being where the schemers think they need to be and doing the things they think they need to be doing. People are not robots! Even though this was a free book, I want my money back.
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Whitney Kykhouse
Chirp
Wife and deputy conspired to kill the husband.
Welcome to Hamlet. Population: 192.
You can’t find it on any map, GPS, or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone—and their business, too. There’s no television. No internet. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders hardly ever come to town.
Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire, and a touch of serendipity cause Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet. It was supposed to be a one-night stop until the rain let up and Jack could figure out how to fix the tire—until Tess lands herself in the local jail cell overnight and Jack is found dead in their hotel room the next morning.
There’s no doubt it was murder, but with Sullivan’s gentle wife having an airtight alibi, the sheriff has to wonder: who had any cause to kill the outsider? And is he the only victim?
Dr. De Angelis doesn’t think so. Neither does Deputy Walsh. With Tess looking more and more like the killer’s next target, both men take the time to comfort and protect the young widow. But only one of them is sincere. The other just wants her to himself now that her husband is out of the way.
Whitney Kykhouse
Chirp
Wife and deputy conspired to kill the husband.
Welcome to Hamlet. Population: 192.
You can’t find it on any map, GPS, or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone—and their business, too. There’s no television. No internet. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders hardly ever come to town.
Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire, and a touch of serendipity cause Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet. It was supposed to be a one-night stop until the rain let up and Jack could figure out how to fix the tire—until Tess lands herself in the local jail cell overnight and Jack is found dead in their hotel room the next morning.
There’s no doubt it was murder, but with Sullivan’s gentle wife having an airtight alibi, the sheriff has to wonder: who had any cause to kill the outsider? And is he the only victim?
Dr. De Angelis doesn’t think so. Neither does Deputy Walsh. With Tess looking more and more like the killer’s next target, both men take the time to comfort and protect the young widow. But only one of them is sincere. The other just wants her to himself now that her husband is out of the way.
August 30, 2018
Usually it is my wife who really gets going on the murder-mystery genre. I’ll read one here and there if she really recommends the book. When it came to “Don’t Trust Me” by Jessica Lynch, she absolutely insisted that I read the book. This left me with high expectations as I began to read. Jessica did not disappoint, as she pulled me into the story and the relationship between Jessa and Jack. It was clear from the start that they were struggling in their marriage and both of them wanted to try and make things better. They end up in a back water town, well off the freeway, after having a flat tire. At first the really small town seems quant and even idyllic, if you don’t mind living without cell service and the population is under 200. When they settle into a mostly vacant old hotel for the night, Jessa is moody and finally decides to go to the town’s only real night life restaurant and bar. Her husband claims to be too tired and stays in the hotel to sleep.
As the story continues, there is just the right amount of doubt and tension to keep the reader guessing about who the killer is. Just when I thought I had it nailed, Jessica pulled off a great plot twist that had me completely fooled. I love it when that happens! Trust me when I tell you that you want to read this book. Mysteries this great are few and far between. I’m already looking forward to book two in the series!
As the story continues, there is just the right amount of doubt and tension to keep the reader guessing about who the killer is. Just when I thought I had it nailed, Jessica pulled off a great plot twist that had me completely fooled. I love it when that happens! Trust me when I tell you that you want to read this book. Mysteries this great are few and far between. I’m already looking forward to book two in the series!
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