Four Stars

Best for:
Fans of this genre.

In a nutshell:
Emilia is a successful author of mystery novels. She’s working on her latest book when some odd things start happening … right out of her novels. Including the latest unpublished one.

Worth quoting:
N/A

Why I chose it:
I’ve enjoyed her previous books.

Review:
I sped listened to this book because it was so interesting to me.

Emilia is divorced and remarried – she co-parents her daughter with her ex-husband, who is now married to one of her former best friends. She has a son with her second husband, and is a successful writer of detective mysteries.

After nine books in the series, Emilia is finishing up the tenth, and about to kill off the main character, when things start happening. Weird deliveries, possible break-ins. And they all have one thing in common – they match plot points from her novels. Including plots from her unpublished manuscript, which has only been read by her editor, agent, and close friends and family. Considering the main character will be killed at the end, Emilia is worried that this is the plan for her too.

Douglas does a good job of directing and misdirecting the reader. There are chapters from Emilia’s book interwoven with the main narrative, dropping us back in time, and each new clue has the reader wondering if we can trust any of the characters.

What’s next for this book:
N/A – Audio book