Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger was published under Penguin Group Putnam on July 2, 2019. This was the second book of hers I've read (first was The Banker's Wife).
Synopsis: When Martin Flynn dies in a motorcycle accident, Nell returns to the house she grew up in so that she can spread her father's ashes and close his estate. At the behest of her father's partner, Detective Lee Davis, Nell becomes involved in an investigation into the murders of two young women in Suffolk County. The further Nell digs, the more likely it seems to her that her father should be the prime suspect--and that his friends on the police force are covering his tracks. Plagued by doubts about her mother's murder--and her own role in exonerating her father in that case--Nell can't help but ask questions about who killed Ria Ruiz and Adriana Marques and why. But she may not like the answers she finds--not just about those she loves, but about herself.
This book was slow to take off for me, which was the opposite of Banker's Wife. I totally understood the dread Nell felt upon returning home to deal with the loss of her father...a man she really hadn't liked in the past several years. The case really seems open and shut, until she starts to dig. At that point, it read like an episode of Criminal Minds or SVU for me. The risk and danger surrounding Nell once she started to investigate was truly interesting. She finds an unlikely assistant within the police department, and that relationship made this book feel so real. The ending was nicely tied up and interesting enough. Honestly, I felt a little bummed after finishing this book because it didn't give me the same feeling Banker's Wife did. I know they are separate books and can't really be compared, but I feel like I would have enjoyed this one more if I had read it first.
Don't let my opinion sway you from this book-I really have enjoyed her writing and plot twists. For me, it's a solid 4 star rating. I look forward to reading more from her in the future.
🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars
Synopsis: When Martin Flynn dies in a motorcycle accident, Nell returns to the house she grew up in so that she can spread her father's ashes and close his estate. At the behest of her father's partner, Detective Lee Davis, Nell becomes involved in an investigation into the murders of two young women in Suffolk County. The further Nell digs, the more likely it seems to her that her father should be the prime suspect--and that his friends on the police force are covering his tracks. Plagued by doubts about her mother's murder--and her own role in exonerating her father in that case--Nell can't help but ask questions about who killed Ria Ruiz and Adriana Marques and why. But she may not like the answers she finds--not just about those she loves, but about herself.
This book was slow to take off for me, which was the opposite of Banker's Wife. I totally understood the dread Nell felt upon returning home to deal with the loss of her father...a man she really hadn't liked in the past several years. The case really seems open and shut, until she starts to dig. At that point, it read like an episode of Criminal Minds or SVU for me. The risk and danger surrounding Nell once she started to investigate was truly interesting. She finds an unlikely assistant within the police department, and that relationship made this book feel so real. The ending was nicely tied up and interesting enough. Honestly, I felt a little bummed after finishing this book because it didn't give me the same feeling Banker's Wife did. I know they are separate books and can't really be compared, but I feel like I would have enjoyed this one more if I had read it first.
Don't let my opinion sway you from this book-I really have enjoyed her writing and plot twists. For me, it's a solid 4 star rating. I look forward to reading more from her in the future.
🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars
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