It should have been the perfect murder. A small town “nobody” who was hated by everyone. No one would miss her and the case would be quietly closed. But what the killer wasn’t counting on was  Detective Ian Bird taking his job seriously and actually wanting to find out who killed Lizzie Ouellette.

Lizzie and her husband Dwayne lived on the outskirts of Copper Falls, a small struggling town in Maine. They lived by the lake just outside of town, stayed to themselves mostly and just scraped by financially due to the bad economy. But then Lizzie realized that she could rent out their small lake house as a country get-away to rich folks from the city. Soon Lizzie had some regulars, Adrienne Richards and her disgraced billionaire husband who needed to get away from the scandal that had consumed their lives. Adrienne, a high profile social influencer, was everything Lizzie dreamed of being, and Adrienne envied the simplicity of Lizzie’s life and the two became friends, as only two women from vastly different backgrounds could become.

So who killed Lizzie Ouellette?

Rosenfield has created a intriguing cast of characters and a clever plot that keeps twisting and turning in  unexpected ways! But she also asks serious questions about identity, disparities in wealth and access, and what happens when we actually get what we desire. This is a great beach read that will keep you guessing until the very end!

Brenda’s Rating: **** (4 Out of 5 Stars)

Recommend this book to: Marian, Sharon and Keith

Book Study Worthy? Yes

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