Welcome to another Bookish Friday, in which I share excerpts from books…and connect with other bloggers, who do the same.
Let’s begin the celebration by sharing Book Beginnings, hosted by Rose City Reader; and let’s showcase The Friday 56 with Freda’s Voice.
To join in, just grab a book and share the opening lines…along with any thoughts you wish to give us; then turn to page 56 and excerpt anything on the page.
Then give us the title of the book, so others can add it to their lists!
What a great way to spend a Friday!
Today’s feature is an e-ARC from NetGalley from an author I enjoy: Every Last Lie, by Mary Kubica, has a release date of June 27. This newest book is an exhilarating thriller as a widow’s pursuit of the truth leads her to the darkest corners of the psyche.
Beginning: (Clara)
They say that death comes in threes. First it was the man who lives across the street from my father and mother. Mr. Baumgartner, dead from prostate cancer at the age of seventy-four. And then it was a former high school classmate of mine, only twenty-eight years old, a wife and mother, dead from a pulmonary embolism—a blood clot that shot straight to her lungs.
And then it was Nick.
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56%: (Clara)
Theo and Nick have never liked each other much, and yet it seems completely ludicrous that he called the police on Nick, and we didn’t know. Or maybe Nick did know, and only I didn’t know, I think, wondering why in the world Nick wouldn’t tell me if a neighbor had phoned in a complaint to the police about him.
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Synopsis: Clara Solberg’s world shatters when her husband and their four-year-old daughter are in a car crash, killing Nick while Maisie is remarkably unharmed. The crash is ruled an accident…until the coming days, when Maisie starts having night terrors that make Clara question what really happened on that fateful afternoon.
Tormented by grief and her obsession that Nick’s death was far more than just an accident, Clara is plunged into a desperate hunt for the truth. Who would have wanted Nick dead? And, more important, why? Clara will stop at nothing to find out—and the truth is only the beginning of this twisted tale of secrets and deceit.
Told in the alternating perspectives of Clara’s investigation and Nick’s last months leading up to the crash, master of suspense Mary Kubica weaves her most chilling thriller to date—one that explores the dark recesses of a mind plagued by grief and shows that some secrets might be better left buried.
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I am excited about reading this newest book from Kubica. What do you think, based on the synopsis and the excerpts? Would you keep reading?
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This one is on my wish list. I tried to get a copy from the Harlequin booth at Book Expo, but they only had display copies and weren’t giving them away. Hope you enjoy it!
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Oh, sorry you didn’t get one. Thanks for stopping by, Catherine, and I’m excited to read it.
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I started it yesterday and am loving it.
Nice teaser and post….thanks.
ENJOY!!
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I’m glad you’re loving it. Enjoy, and thanks for visiting.
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My first book by her.
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I would absolutely keep reading. Will look for it when it comes out.
Although I had to laugh about the first line, because i recently read a book that started out with three killings. Three is the number, I guess.
Also, our family has a Beetle almost like the one in your header.
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Thanks, Roberta, I had a couple of those Beetles, too, back in the day, but not that color. I love the color of this one!
Glad you could stop by.
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Very nice teasers. I enjoy Mary Kubica, but NetGalley didn’t want to give this one to me. Happy reading. I’m reading Diamond – The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair by Matthew Hart.
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Thanks, Bev, and that happens to me now and then, too…not getting a book. There never seems to be a good reason…LOL.
Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by.
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I haven’t heard of this one, but I like the summary! 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Lauren, I like the summary, too, and love the author. Enjoy your pick.
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I haven’t heard of this one before, but it looks pretty interesting. Thanks for mentioning it.
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Thanks for stopping by, Breana, and I’m very eager to start reading this one. Enjoy your pick.
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I can’t believe I’ve never read her work. B. A. Paris said she would love to meet her.
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Thanks for stopping by, Kathy, and I’ve loved every one of the author’s books…and the quirky style she has with the titles.
How exciting that you met B. A. Paris!
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I have this one for review and am very excited to read it! Looking forward to your thoughts!
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Thanks, Clare, I’m pretty sure I’m going to love it, based on my experience with her previous books. Hope you do, too!
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I hadn’t heard of this, but it sounds really interesting!
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Thanks, Destiny, I love this author!
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This book sounds fascinating. I’ll have to add it to my wishlist. This week I’m featuring Come and Find Me by Hallie Ephron. Happy reading!
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Thanks for stopping by, Kathy, and I loved Come and Find Me. I just downloaded her newest book this week, You’ll Never Know, Dear.
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This one looks awesome. Okay, I’m dying to read it and find out what happened to Nick. What do you think of the book so far? Are you enjoying it?
Jo-Ann
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Thanks, Jo-Ann, and I haven’t started it yet…this weekend! Glad you could stop by.
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That beginning is so true. Death does come in 3’s. Sounds like a great read. Very gripping. Happy weekend!
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I am excited about it, Freda, and now I’m about to start reading it. But first, an episode or two of Orange is the New Black.
Thanks for hosting…and for stopping by.
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I’ve heard so much about this author. It sounds like a great book. My 56 is here…
http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-friday-56_8.html
Have a great weekend!
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Thanks, Yvonne, I love Kubica’s writing, so this is a book I am hoping to love. Thanks for stopping by.
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I hadn’t heard of this one, but I’m very intrigued by it! Happy reading! 🙂
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Thanks, Ashley, hope to start reading it tonight…and I plan to love it! LOL.
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That beginning has really lured me into wanting to know more! I haven’t read anything by this author before and I think that this is a book that I will enjoy. Thank you so much for sharing it! 🙂
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Thanks for visiting, Candid Cover, and I hope you are enjoying your pick! I love this author.
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This sounds like a really intriguing way to alternate timelines. Hope it’s a page turner!
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Thanks, Alicia, so far I’m enjoying it, but haven’t read much of it this weekend, since I’ve been doing some Netflix binge-watching. Enjoy your weekend.
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Hi Lorraine,
I am wondering exactly what Nick had done that was so bad that the neighbour had called the police about it, especially as Clara seems to know nothing about it!
But would Theo then have gone and done something really stupid to harm Nick after calling the police – that would seem a little stupid, surely!
I have never read any Kubica books, but perhaps I should 🙂
Yvonne
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I am curious about that, too, Yvonne…and this aspect of Kubica’s writing always keeps me glued to the pages, guessing.
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to speed through this one to find those answers.
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