Twenty Years Later

I have so much to say about this book, but I'll keep it short(ish) and spoiler-free. The best compliment I can give is that I wish one of my friends would read this book so we could discuss it. This leaves so much to dissect. I'll probably read this book again just to see how it was leading to the ending.

There are two main storylines: Victoria Ford and Avery's past. Each one is an interesting story and could probably be fleshed out into a full book, but putting them together makes each one better. My only complaint is that these two storylines meeting feels too coincidental. There's no real reason for them to both happen together and that bothered me a bit.

About 80% through the book I thought I had the ending figured out and wasn't too happy with that ending. Then both stories took an unexpected twist and I love the resolution in both cases.

While occasionally veering into the “beach read” formula it tries to poke fun at, Twenty Years Later consumes the reader's attention with every twist and turn.

Another thriller book club pick, I went with the audio by Vivienne Lehany. It was done pretty well overall. 
The elephant on the page for me, was that this is the first experience I have ever had with 9/11 being a plot point in a fictional story. I didn't think it was misused or advantageous or anything like that, it just feels weird seeing something I lived through used as history. In some respects, it's even a brave undertaking as it's something that's bound to draw scrutiny. 
A famous novelist is found dead. The woman likely to be indicted for the killing, goes missing the day of 9/11, last seen inside one of the towers. Right before the 20th anniversary, with new technology, a piece of DNA is identified and is a match for the missing woman, Victoria. This leads the novel down a winding path of twists and turns surrounding the supposed guilt. 
Enjoyable and engaging, but does feel like there is a bit too much thrown in. I love thrillers, but I don't feel there needs to be an entire melting pot of ideas. If done well, not everything needs to be a twist. 
Personally a 4/5*. 

Just discovered this author. Engaging story, final twist I didn't see coming. I could have done without maybe one of the sub-plots, because there were loads between echoes of Madoff scandal, 9/11, false identities, back-stories galore that got in the way of the main plot line but all in all, I enjoyed the pacing, the characters, the settings (particularly Door County WI which is dear to my heart). I'm a new fan.

The novel is told through multiple timelines and perspectives, which can make it difficult to keep track of the various characters and plot threads. Additionally, the numerous twists and turns in the narrative can make it hard to discern what's happening and who's responsible for the events that unfold.

Excellent closure in the end.

This was a very fun audio! The narrator does a very good job with this and I wasn't bored once. It was very hard to stop listening to this one. I haven't read a story where the events of 911 are wrapped up in the storyline. Very creative!

I love Walt. He is my favorite character in this story. He's tortured, pushed to his limits, but he's ultimately good.

Avery is great too and is such a strong female lead. I love how she is portrayed and how her character is brought to light. Peeping into how her brain works was a blast. Probably because I was right there with her

Rating: 4.25 leaves out of 5
Characters: 4/5
Cover: 4/5
Story: 4.5/5
Writing: 4.5/5
Genre: Crime/Mystery/Detective
Type: Audiobook
Worth?: Yes

Want to first thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to listen to this book. I will be honest, I am not a big fan of detective books and the beginning was a bit rocky for me. The descriptions sometimes tended to go on way too long. I did listen to this and towards the end I was ready to give this a negative review but the TWISTS this book makes is... wow. There is something that other writers can take notes on when writing.

Honestly, Charlie could have made this a series and I would have followed it.