One Little Secret
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Everyone has a secret. For some, it's worth dying to protect. For others, it's worth killing.
The glass beach house was supposed to be the getaway that Susan needed. Eager to help her transplanted family set down roots in their new town -- and desperate for some kid-free conversation -- she invites her new neighbors to join in on a week-long sublet with her and her workaholic husband.
Over the course of the first evening, liquor loosens inhibitions and lips. The three couples begin picking up on the others' marital tensions and work frustrations, as well as revealing their own. But someone says too much. And the next morning one of the women is discovered dead on the private beach.
Town detective Gabby Watkins must figure out who permanently silenced the deceased. As she investigates, she learns that everyone in the glass house was hiding something that could tie them to the murder, and that the biggest secrets of all are often in plain sight for anyone willing to look.
A taut, locked room mystery with an unforgettable cast of characters, One Little Secret promises to keep readers' eyes glued to the pages and debating the blinders that we all put on in the service of politeness.
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Neighbors/friends rent a beach house together for the weekend. One turns up dead. Fast read, twisty, kept my attention.
I gave this one 4 stars because it was compulsively readable. I read it in 2 days, could keep the characters apart, really liked the detective character, sort of saw the ending coming but not entirely and all around enjoyed all the subplots in this story. My only criticism is I saw the editor didn't catch that she referred to the fish as halibut in one spot then salmon 4 pages later. Yes, it's a piece of easy reading fluff but trust me, it's some fun, escapist, entertaining fluff- set in the Hamptons- so that's an added bonus.
Not over-the-top ridiculous and kept me guessing until the end. Holahan walked the fine line of making characters understandable and sometimes likeable, while giving everyone valid motives for murder. I'll definitely be reading more of her books in the future.
