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Monday, December 30, 2019
Psychological Thriller a Surprising, Compulsively Readable Ride
5:00 AM
(Image from Barnes & Noble)
The Dead Girl in 2A by Carter Wilson is one of those psychological thrillers where the less you know going into it, the better. So, I'm going to give you the most succinct plot summary I can (which is not my forte as you well know). Here goes:
A freelance writer, Jake Buchannan is flying to Denver to meet with a mysterious client who wants Jake to pen his memoir. When a woman settles into the first-class seat next to him, he gets a shock. He's positive he knows her. Clara Stowe feels the same way about Jake, but the two can find no obvious connections between the two of them. As they get to know each other over the course of the flight, Clara finally admits her real purpose in traveling to Colorado—she's planning to kill herself. Shocked, Jake knows he has to help her. When Clara disappears upon landing, Jake doesn't know what to do. He can't let Clara—someone with whom he feels such a close, inexplicable bond—go through with her plans, but how is he going to stop her? And who is she, really?
Yep, that's all I'm going to give you. It's better this way, I promise! All I can say is that this novel went in a direction that was entirely different than what I expected. In a good way, but it threw me a little. From that simple, but fascinating premise Wilson creates a wild, intriguing thrill ride that kept me on edge and guessing throughout. I ended up very much enjoying this compulsively readable psychological thriller.
(Readalikes: Hm, I'm not sure what to compare it to—ideas?)
Grade:
If this were a movie, it would be rated:
for language, violence, blood/gore, and disturbing subject matter
To the FTC, with love: Another library fine find
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You've got me intrigued! :)
ReplyDeleteI've read a lot about this book over the last few months. Very positive reviews all the way
ReplyDeleteReminds me a bit of Layover by David Bell. I’ve added this to my list!
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