Who would have thought that the awkward Rachael and the very
popular Clara would become best friends? Rachael was raised
by her mother, who would rather get drunk than pay any
attention to her. Clara was raised by her father and had
anything a girl could want.
As they entered their twenties, they drifted apart, but
are slowly getting to know each other again. Rachael has
become a reporter, lives with the love of her life Johnny.
Clara is just spinning out of control. They decide to meet
up for drinks one night. Rachael is hesitatant to go because
two of the girls that they were in grade school with are
also going to be there. On the way to meet up, Clara texted
Rachael to say that she is not feeling up to par, but will
make it. Clara never shows up but Rachael is not too
concerned because Clara has had some issues as of late.
Rachael is assigned by her editor to cover a press
conference; never did she think it would be about a missing
person. Rachael is beside herself when she finds out that
the person missing is Clara. They had problems in the past,
but Rachael would never have wanted to hear this news.
Rachael is also having problems with a stalker. She has
been receiving strange voice messages. Johnny is also a
reporter covering stories around the world. While all of
this is going on, Rachael can't get a hold of Johnny. He
is supposed to be out of the country, but she finds out that
he didn't get on the plane.
Rachael comes clean with the detective that is handling the
missing person's case. She tells them everything that she
knows. The detective though surveillance cameras finds that
Johnny is the last one to see Clara alive. Johnny is the
prime suspect. However, Johnny turns up dead, so the new
suspect seems to be Rachael. Trying to put the puzzle
together, Rachael comes up with several clues that seem to
point to Clara as not being the victim, but Rachael's
stalker.
For a debut novel, Colette McBeth's book has a lot of
twists and turns. I was on the edge of my seat, trying to
figure out why Clara would want to take everything away from
Rachael. Why did Clara hate Rachael so much? Why did
Rachael do the things that she did in the past and how did
these two Precious Things inter twine with both of their
lives.
For a first time novel PRECIOUS THING is fascinating.
If all of her books are this interesting and mind blowing, I
can't wait to read the next one.
I know her inside out. I know what she’s thinking,
I know what she wants. So I can’t give up on her, she knows
I never will.
Some friendships fizzle out. Rachel
and Clara promised theirs would last forever.
They
met in high school when Rachel was the shy, awkward new girl
and Clara was the friend everyone wanted. Instantly, they
fell under one another’s spell and nothing would be the same
again. Now in their late twenties Rachel has
the television career, the apartment and the
boyfriend, while Clara’s life is spiraling further out of
control. Yet despite everything, they remain inextricably
bound. Then Rachel’s news editor assigns her to cover a
police press conference, and she is shocked when she arrives
to learn that the subject is Clara, reported missing. Is it
abduction, suicide or something else
altogether?
Imagine discovering something about your
oldest friend that forces you to question everything you’ve
shared together. The truth is always there. But only
if you choose to see it. In Colette McBeth's Precious
Thing.
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