Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Yep, still stuck at home.  I ventured to Walmart and Stop & Shop today so hubs didn't buy anything that wasn't on the list.  Even that is enough to tire me out.  Really wishing I had my strength back.

I went to Amazon and looked at some of their "best of 2016" lists.  Unfortunately, due to cuts at the state library, patrons can now only reserve 5 books at a time at WHPL.  Also, NEW items from other libraries will not be used for interlibrary loan anymore!  So I have a list in my phone notes and as I get one item off my holds list, I add another to make 5.  One of those requests came in and this, a book on my list, was on display, so I grabbed it too.

I'm a fan of Coben's writing and have reviewed some of his books here before.

Maya is a (forced) retired military helicopter pilot.  She married Joe (and into serious money), and they have a daughter together.  While she is deployed, her sister Claire is murdered in what seems to be a horrific, but random, home invasion.  Not long after Maya returns home, she and her husband are mugged, again seemingly randomly, and Joe is shot dead.

What is not so random is that Joe and Claire were killed with the same gun.

So who is behind the murders?  Joe's rich and snobby mother?  His mentally unstable little sister?  His younger brother, now poised to take over their company? An Assange-like truth crusader?  Someone from Maya or Joe's not-so-innocent pasts?

I am serious in saying this was a page turner.  I intended it to last me through this snow storm.  Nope, I read late into last night because I couldn't put it down.  And I really was surprised at the truth and then an even bigger plot twist.

Definitely a read and at our public library (well, it will be once we dig out of white mess).

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