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Catherine McKenzie

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Verk av Catherine McKenzie

I'll Never Tell (2019) 374 exemplar
Arranged (2011) 346 exemplar
Hidden (2013) 314 exemplar
The Good Liar (2018) 310 exemplar
Spin (2012) 237 exemplar
Fractured (2016) 219 exemplar
Forgotten (2012) 185 exemplar
You Can't Catch Me (2020) 176 exemplar
Six Weeks to Live (2021) 154 exemplar
Smoke (2015) 153 exemplar
Please Join Us (2022) 82 exemplar
Have You Seen Her (2023) 79 exemplar
The Murder Game (2016) 55 exemplar
Spun (2014) 35 exemplar
Six weeks to live (2021) 12 exemplar
First Street: A Novel (2020) 3 exemplar
Les nouveaux voisins (2018) 3 exemplar
Em Segredo 2 exemplar
Manžel na objednávku (2013) 2 exemplar
Spin with Bonus Material (2012) 1 exemplar
Oubliée (2017) 1 exemplar

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Montreal Noir (2017) — Bidragsgivare — 44 exemplar

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The Good Liar by Catherine McKenzie is a 2018 Lake Union Publication.

An explosion in Chicago kills over five hundred people, disrupting the lives of three women in ways they never could have imagined. One is now a widow and single mother, one is a woman tempted to start her life over from scratch, and one who is desperately seeking her birth mother- a woman who presumably died in the fire…

This book is more of a character study than an outright novel of suspense. The explosion is believed to be a result of a gas leak- which means there could be compensation for the survivors. In the meantime, a viral photograph of Cicely, whose husband died that day, makes her an instant celebrity- a grieving widow- the perfect face for the survivor’s compensation fund. But Cicely is guilt ridden for many reasons- one of them being that she was supposed to have been in the building, too, but she’d been running late that day- and the other reason has to do with why she had been set to meet her husband there that day…

As the novel unfolds, we learn about Cicely’s inner turmoil, the secrets of her marriage, her best friend- also presumed dead- and the young woman who was looking for her birth mother who draws strangely close to the situation- and who may have ulterior motives…

The book is just as much of a messy family drama and character study as it is a mystery. It was absorbing at times, but I grew impatient with the slow pacing. It was thought-provoking, too, on occasion, but the suspense building was flat- with revelations quietly unfolding. This could be effective- but it felt anticlimactic, too.

The conclusion, though not exactly ambiguous- was not altogether satisfying. At the end of the day, I was not sure how I felt about the story or how to rate it. I think it was a failure to understand the thoughts and actions of the characters- which was riddled with poor, morally dubious decisons-and an inability to relate or connect to them- on top of the way it all came together in the end, that left me feeling mostly apathetic.

While the story had some merits, overall, it failed to make a big impression.

2.5 stars

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gpangel | 30 andra recensioner | Mar 8, 2024 |
With one of the characters doing so much of the description about her life in relation to her illness and her triplet daughters, I was wondering how the ending could possibly be anything BUT...a last minute saving. I won't say more but this book certainly had convincing twists and turns all the way along. McKenzie is a new author for me so I'm looking forward to all of her books that are waiting for me.
 
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nyiper | 16 andra recensioner | Mar 4, 2024 |
I guess I liked this. I read it quickly so I guess that speaks in it's favor.

Here's the thing: I consider this author one who writes "Chick Lit" and in my book there is nothing wrong with that genre. However, what I want from that genre when I read it is some lighthearted fun. This book did not deliver that. It delivered something interesting: the many facets of marriages that might be on the rocks and a few glimpses into why and how people find themselves on the brink of (or actually having) an affair.

I guess I found it sad that people can't really decide if they are happy or not when they are in long term relationships and that very connected people can become disconnected without actually meaning to.

For the most part I liked it but I'm knocking it down a peg because while I found the original ending trite and annoying I thought that the epilogue completely ruined the book for me.
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hmonkeyreads | 29 andra recensioner | Jan 25, 2024 |

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Verk
24
Även av
2
Medlemmar
2,749
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#9,331
Betyg
3.8
Recensioner
311
ISBN
114
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6
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