Monday, November 06, 2017

The Perfect Victim by Corrie Jackson

Sophie Kent is a journalist whose friend and colleague Charlie Swift is a murder suspect.  Charlie and his wife Emily appear to be a loving couple, and Emily, whose blog and instagram sites have a huge following, wants their marriage to be as perfect-picture as her fantasy.  

 Sophie desperately wants Charlie to be innocent, but as he fails to come forward and details accumulate, both Sophie, friend and confidante, and Emily, the steadfast wife, begin to see fault-lines opening everywhere.

 Intense and suspenseful, I didn't see where this one was going and had a number of surprises along the way.  Corrie Jackson deftly moves back and forth from the present, to the weeks before the murder, and to Charlie's childhood.  This could have been complicated and confusing, but somehow worked.  

 The Perfect Victim keeps you wondering exactly who the perfect victim is.   I changed my mind more than once.  Jackson's twists and turns kept me enthralled.

 NetGalley/Bonnier Zaffre

 Crime/Psychological Suspense.  Nov. 16, 2017.  Print length:  448 pages.
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6 comments:

  1. Lark November 06, 2017 2:48 PM

    Ooh, I hope my library has this one because it sounds really good! :)

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    1. jenclairNovember 06, 2017 8:44 PM

      It was a puzzler, and I kept changing my mind about who the guilty party was. :)

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  2. IlianaNovember 06, 2017 4:08 PM

    I like the sound of this one! It's nice to be surprised by an ending isn't it!

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  3. jenclairNovember 06, 2017 8:45 PM

    I like books that keep me on my toes! ;P

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  4. MelodyNovember 07, 2017 1:28 AM

    Sounds intriguing! I'll definitely check it out. :)

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    1. jenclairNovember 07, 2017 6:40 AM

      I enjoyed this one and will be looking for more by Corrie Jackson.

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