NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher has been called to the scene of a murder at a luxurious Manhattan townhouse. When she arrives, she finds the grieving mother who is both distraught and angry. Her daughter, Julie Whitmore, only sixteen-years old is dead in the bathroom upstairs. She has a right to be upset but angry? Ellie learns that the EMT's that have arrived on the scene before her, claim that this is nothing more than a suicide but her mother doesn't believe that is what happened. She believes her daughter has been murdered.
The tell-tale signs? Besides the body in the bathtub filled with a pinkish water, she has slit her wrist and there is the razor blade next to the body. There are even a couple of practice marks just above that one. A bottle of wine, lies on the floor of the bathroom and on the bed, a tear stained suicide note. Even Ellie, can't disagree with the EMT's theory. She has seen way to many of these to even wager than anything out of the ordinary has indeed taken place. So when she brushes this one off, she finds out that money can buy more than just happiness, it can get you to do the job you were hired to do, and the Whitmore's have more than enough money and influence to justify having Ellie launch a full-investigation.
What she will soon discover is the seemingly small details she missed when she assumed that this was an ordinary suicide and launches this investigation in ways she never thought possible.
In the novel, Never Tell by Alafair Burke, the reader is immediately taken in from the first page into a tragedy that happens on many levels and yet interconnected at the same time. The first part of the investigation is into the apparent suicide/murder of Julia Whitmore and the second into the life that Julia really lead that no one seems to understand, not even her parents or close friends. This is a rollercoaster ride of the best kind for those of you that love a great crime solving murder mystery. If you love shows like CSI or Numbers, then you will LOVE this novel.
I received Never Tell by Alafair Burke, compliments of TLC Book Tours for my honest review and have to say, this one keep me guessing. I ran into more dead ends on my own investigation and that too me, is a sign of some great writing! I would easily rate this one a 4 out of 5 stars. There is some profanity that some of my readers might find offensive, but overall the book is an amazing mystery!
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We're thrilled to announce the launch of the second annual Duffer Awards, hosted by Alafair Burke, author of the upcoming thriller, Never Tell.
You may remember from last year that the Duffer Awards take over Alafair's website for the month of June and pair up characters from some of the biggest mystery and thriller series in zany categories like "Best Hawaiian Shirt Collection" and "Best Twitter Feed." Last year over 14,000 people visited Alafair's website during the Duffers, so we're bringing back the fun, and we hope you'll participate!
CHECK OUT THE DUFFER AWARDS BY CLICKING HERE.
Visit www.alafairburke.com each day from now until June 19th, and vote for your favorite thriller characters.
I hope that you'll also share the Duffer Awards on your blog and your Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Plus you can get Alafair's last Ellie Hatcher novel, 212, on your e-reader for only $.99 for a short time. Find the links to download it here.
I am a follower and email subscriber. I like your page. I would love to read this book because it sounds like a good murder mystery. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com
ReplyDeleteThis book is right up my alley. I watch all of the CSI shows and never missed a Numbers episode. I love the details of these books. count me in, please.
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Glad to see this one kept you guessing! Thanks for being on the tour.
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I love Burke's books, and mysteries that really keep you guessing. Mysteries happen to be my favorite books, so to read this one would be a real treat for me. Please enter me. Thanks!
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I've been eyeing this book for some time and waiting for an opportunity to get my hands on it. I love a good mystery and this one looks especially promising. All the reviews I've seen for it so far have been positive, so I'd love to give it a read. Then maybe I will have a new author to obsess over, and you can never have too many of those! Thank you for the opportunity!
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I've started reading Alafair Burke's books and they really hold my interest. I'm a big fan of mysteries and hers are very good.
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