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Here She Lies

by Kate Pepper



      When Annie Miliken finds evidence of her husband’s affair, she thinks her perfect world is destroyed. Little does she realize that she’s in danger of losing far more than her marriage.

Seeking a safe haven where she can rebuild her life, Annie runs to her identical twin, Julie, for solace and support. Her arrival at Julie’s expensive new home coincides with the discovery of a horrifying crime - a woman has been brutally murdered right in front of Julie’s house, and the victim bears a chilling resemblance to Annie and her twin. A dizzying series of revelations quickly makes it clear that someone is out to take Annie’s life, one way or another.

The killer’s goal could have been achieved more easily, but then the story would have ended on page one and what a loss that would be for readers! Kate Pepper’s narrative style is clean and crisp, in counterpoint to the turbulent emotions and fast-paced plot.

A cast of strong, intelligent characters involved in complex relationships behave as sensibly as any of us could when the earth drops away and leaves us in freefall. Like Annie, the reader may have some idea of what’s happening, but Pepper manages to throw enough curve balls to keep the tension high throughout, maintaining suspense right up to the final sentence and leaving the reader with a resolution that is both intriguing and satisfying.

The Book

Onyx / Penguin Putnam
May 2007
Mass Market Paperback
ISBN13: 978-0-451-41239-3 ISBN10: 0-451-41239-7
Mystery / Thriller
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The Reviewer

Deborah Adams
Reviewed 2007
NOTE: Reviewer Deborah Adams is the Flair and Macavity Award winning author of the Jesus Creek Mystery Series: All The Great Pretenders, All The Crazy Winters, All The Dark Disguises, All The Hungry Mothers, All The Deadly Beloved, All The Blood Relations, and All The Dirty Cowards. She was also an Agatha Award nominee for Best First Novel.
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