Thriving Through the Thirties

Synopsis

Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. At 33 years old, she is a named partner at her firm and life is going exactly how she planned.

The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He is a struggling writer who has had little success in his career. He begins to tire of his and Sarah’s relationship as she is constantly working.

Out in the secluded woods, at Adam and Sarah’s second home, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers.

Then, one morning everything changes. Adam is arrested for Kelly’s murder. She had been found stabbed to death in Adam and Sarah’s second home.

Sarah soon finds herself playing the defender for her own husband, a man accused of murdering his mistress.

Review:

Alright, let’s spill the tea on this one. First things first, I confess, I took a little detour to Google and peeked at the ending. I mean, come on, I live in Haiti – I’ve got enough on my plate, I’m not letting a book add to the stress! So, I caved and Googled it, finding out who the culprit was way before I even hit the halfway mark. But here’s the thing, I kept reading because I was genuinely curious about how the author was going to pull off the big reveal. I wanted to see how they’d connect the dots between the real culprit and the crime, and I must say, I ended up a tad disappointed. I get it, not everyone can do the Agatha Christie-level plot twists as masterfully as she did in classics like “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.” I won’t say more, and I might’ve already spilled too many beans if you’re familiar with Christie’s masterpiece. But I’m really trying not to spill any more spoilers here. If you’ve read this book, please slide into my DMs right now, so we can chat because I am so ready to dissect that ending. Seriously, shaking my head here.

So much of this book just didn’t click. It’s supposed to be a legal thriller, and while I’m no expert on the American legal system, a whole bunch of the “facts” in this story didn’t quite line up for me. I did a quick scan of some comments, and it appears I’m not the only one scratching my head. After finishing a book, I usually expect to be able to piece everything together, but this one left us with a tangled mess of loose ends.

All in all, it was a quick, easy read, your classic page-turner. But let’s face it, it’s on the unrealistic side with more holes than Swiss cheese. I wouldn’t exactly put it on my recommendation list.