Lana Farrar, a reclusive movie star, feels a bit unsettled in her life. She feels that something is not right but she can’t quite put her finger on just what is wrong. There is the recent conversation she has has with her son who wants to be a movie star, and her own reluctance for him to experience the difficulties of that kind of life- difficulties that caused her to give up her career at its peak.  There is also her relationship with her husband, which although having had some bumps along the road, seems to be in a good place now. Or is it? Then there is her best friend, a fellow actress, who is struggling with her role in a play. Maybe they need to all get away just as her confidant, Elliot Chase, suggested- away to the island she owns in Greece.

Now you know the set up and all you need to do now is sit next to the bar as Elliot Chase narrates the terrible events that took place on the island during that Easter get-away. He will leave nothing out: there was a murder, a betrayal, jealousy and debts that needed to be repaid which are all a part of this story. So sit a while, have a drink and listen as everything is revealed.

Michaelides has created a very complicated and twisty whodunnit! By using a favorite Agatha Christie trope of the “closed room,” he gives a slight bow to the historical antecedents of the mystery genre but reinvigorates it by his clever plotting and his interesting use of non-linear storytelling.  Like  his previous book, The Silent Patient, you must read until the last page to finally get the answer to whodunnit!

Brenda’s Rating: *****( 5 Out of 5 Stars)

Recommend this book to: Keith, Marian, Sharon

Book Study Worthy? Yes!

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