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Jul 30, 2013JCLGreggW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
An intoxicating mix of Donna Tartt and Gillian Flynn, but very much her own voice, Erin Kelly's debut novel is a twisty, turny stunner that will will have you reading well into the night. Normal, steady college student Karen stumbles across free-spirit theater student Biba in a chance encounter. The two become fast friends along with Biba's brother, Rex. The novel jumps forward 10 years later, where Karen has a daughter and Rex is freshly out of prison. Author Erin Kelly plays on the tension between these two worlds, building up to a climax that piles revelation on top of revelation where dark secrets are revealed - and dark actions, too. Wonderfully done and completely absorbing, this is a novel you'll want to take a chance on.