Don't Believe It
From the acclaimed author of Twenty Years Later comes a twisting, impossible-to-put-down novel of suspense in which a filmmaker helps clear a woman convicted of murder--only to find she may be a puppet in a sinister game. Fans of Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will be left breathless by this unforgettable thriller that builds to a shocking conclusion... The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history--a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over twelve weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a Spring Break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work? Grace has spent the last ten years in a St. Lucian prison, and reaches out to filmmaker Sidney Ryan in a last, desperate attempt to prove her innocence. As Sidney begins researching, she uncovers startling evidence overlooked during the original investigation. Before the series even finishes filming, public outcry leads officials to reopen the case. Delving into Grace's past, Sidney peels away layer after layer of deception. But as she edges closer to the real heart of the story, Sidney must decide if finding the truth is worth risking her newfound fame, her career . . . even her life. "You can't blame Charlie Donlea if the ending of his novel makes your jaw drop. The title alone is fair warning that his characters are no more to be trusted than our initial impressions of them." --The New York Times Book Review
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A quick book to get through, and set up a nice little mystery. However it felt like a cheap and somewhat unfinished ending. Perhaps just to give one character (who is only introduced halfway through, and somewhat randomly at that) more of a voice. Overall a nice story, but it didn't feel like a great payoff.
Whatever you do, pick this book up as your next read IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! Wow. Just, WOW. The novel earned every one of its five stars. Exquisitely written and remarkably well developed, this thriller/mystery/crime blew every other book of the like out of the water. Each character was so profoundly developed and echoed their style throughout the story. The way the author pieces together the story from real time, to articles, to development was so engaging that you just wanted to keep the pages turning- and that I did! This book played so much like an episode of 48 hours in my mind and I couldn’t get over how great the details and set up were without it being too much or dragging it out. And when you think you’ve got it, Don’t believe it!!! This is a MUST READ!
Great plot twist at the end that I wasn't expecting. I liked how the characters and their connections grew and became more clear as I read the book. The ending left me wondering what was going to happen next!
It was hard at first to get into the concept of reading about the making of a documentary. However once I got the characters in my head, it was easy to follow along. Young American female accused of killing her boyfriend overseas, spent 10 years in jail in the Caribbean. Not quite as twisty tourney and suspenseful as I expected based on reviews, but still very good. Spoiler alert… Sad ending of Who ends up dying.
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