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Loading... Dead Certain: A Novel (original 2017; edition 2017)by Adam Mitzner (Author)
Work InformationDead Certain by Adam Mitzner (2017)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Better than average. Quick read mystery. I really enjoyed the book. I honestly didn't know what direction the story was going to go in. The book broke the mystery genre formula a few times. It is about a sister that goes missing and her family's efforts to find her. The story is told from 3 different points of view. The third person's point of view comes 60% in the book and that is rather jarring. The blurbs about the book lures you in by saying that the central character, Ella, has a secret past time, however, there is only one scene with Ella's alter ego, Cassidy. It would have been interesting if this was explored more. There are a few continuity errors in time and place that took me out of the story. Meet Ella, an attorney by day and at night she lives a secret life pursuing music. One day she gets a call that her younger sister, Charlotte, has gone missing. Any clues that were left behind reside in a draft of the 1st part of a novel Charlotte was writing, which seems to be based on her real life. Now Ella must work with the police and figure out what happened to Charlotte. Overall I enjoyed this novel. The writing was good and the plot kept me interested even though the book was a tad predictable. I’ll definitely be checking out other works by Adam Mitzner. I got an ARC of Never Goodbye and read it, not realizing it was a sequel. Nearly all detective/mystery novels are really good about recapping and outlining characters and relationships so I didn’t feel lost, and I enjoyed the book. So when I reached the end, I stumbled across a little afterword by the author where he mentioned that the book was a sequel and invited readers to reach out to him via email with any thoughts. I did so, and he actually wrote back! Very nice personal touch. But, I digress. I immediately went to Amazon and grabbed a copy of Dead Certain. I have to say, I loved it even more than the second! Great multilayered story, gasp-worthy twists with a clever reveal, and enough tragedy to bring humanity to the story and make you feel for the characters. Full disclosure - I did cry. Really fun read, looking forward to the third installment now! I’ll read them in order from now on. I obtained this book as a Kindle First choice for May 2017. It was very good, I would say 3.5 if we could give half points. The writing style is straightforward, not flowery or highly descriptive, and appropriate. Recommended if you like a quick read, and the storyaction moves along quickly. My most memorable takeaway from this book is that the two sisters are sluts...or is that just me being old-fashioned? LOL no reviews | add a review
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By day, Ella works as a buttoned-up attorney on some of the citys most grueling cases. By night, she pursues her passion for singing in the darkest clubs of Manhattan. No library descriptions found. |
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However, I liked the writing, and it was well-plotted, although there was one big loose end left untied -
SPOILER
what happened to the first missing woman? Did Paul have something to do with it? ( )