BOOKISH FRIDAY: “The Last Time She Saw Him”

Welcome to another Bookish Friday, in which we  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 My Head Is Full of Books.

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.

Today’s feature is a book I just finished:  The Last Time She Saw Him, by Kate White.

Beginning:

(Prologue) “You’re really pretty,” he told her. You know that, don’t you?”

Though it was dark out, enough moonlight shone for her to see the sly grin that fanned across his face.

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Friday 56:

She asks a few questions about the party and aftermath, and though there’s no judgment in her tone, I can’t help but think she’s wondering why I attended the party to begin with.

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Synopsis:

As Kiki Reed heads out to a party at a friend’s house in the Connecticut countryside, she’s more than a little nervous. Her ex-fiancé Jamie, a great guy who just wasn’t “the one,” will be attending, and she hasn’t seen him since she broke his heart a few months earlier. But when they come face to face, their exchange is brief and pleasant, which is a huge relief.

Then, as the party is winding down, a noise pierces the night. The last few guests run outside to find Jamie inside his car, dead from a gunshot wound.

Shocked and grieving, Kiki learns that the police believe Jamie took his own life, but she knows he was moving on from the breakup and just doesn’t believe it. Determined to find the truth, she searches for any evidence that will get the police to take her seriously. But as she peels away the layers, she uncovers something far more sinister than she’d imagined—and it may be her life on the line next. . .

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Would you keep reading? This book held me captive throughout.

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