DEAD CERTAIN by Adam Mitzner is a psychological thriller. Once you start reading this masterful suspense tale, you will be immediately trying to figure out WHO and WHY?
It is the story of two sisters, Ella and Charlotte Broden, living in Manhattan. Ella is an attorney working in her father's impressive criminal defense firm, after rising to become an assistant DA as a successful prosecutor. Her first love is music and she wanted music to be her career. When her mother died of cancer, Ella opted to attend law school thinking that would impress her father. Ella is a lawyer by day but every Wednesday night, completely disguised, she becomes Cassidy, a lounge singer at a seedy lounge, Lava, for open mic in the East Village. That's her secret!
Charlotte is a wanna-be writer studying for her Master of Fine Arts at NYU. She lives in the apartment her father bought her with an African American artist, Zack. He has never sold a painting, is moody and not a favorite of Ella. The sisters are close and in contact every day but each hold secrets from the other they are unwilling to share. what is hers?
When Ella receives an excited call from Charlotte promising "great news," she meets her sister at their favorite diner and immediately is told, "I sold my book. It will be published as soon as the other half is finished." She hands her manuscript to Ella. It is titled DEAD CERTAIN and dedicated to her sister. She excitedly asks her to read it. They are unable to continue their celebration as Ella receives a call demanding she return to the office to meet with a new and important client. Ella packs the manuscript into her handbag and kisses her sister goodbye. She never sees her again.
Adam Mitzner writes a skillfully crafted, who-done-it with many twists and shocks. It is actually a story within a story, the time frame is ten days and the tale is many layered. You are introduced to a bevy of characters and each time you ask, "is he the murderer?" DEAD CERTAIN is a masterful suspense filled saga that will have you turning the pages to reach the dynamic finale. It's a great read that engaged, compelled, and challenged me. Mitzner has a new fan. I loved it!
Ella Broden is living a double life.
By day, Ella works as a buttoned-up attorney on some of the
cityβs most grueling cases. By night, she pursues her
passion for singing in the darkest clubs of Manhattan.
No one knows her secret, not even Charlotte, the younger
sister she practically raised. But it seems sheβs not the
only one in the family with something to hide. When
Charlotte announces sheβs sold her first novel, Ella
couldnβt be more thrilledβ¦until she gets a call that her
sisterβs gone missing.
Ella starts investigating with the help of Detective Gabriel
Velasquez, an old flame in the NYPD, and what she finds is
shocking. If art imitates life, then her sisterβs novel may
contain details of her real-life affairs. And any one of her
lovers could be involved in her disappearance.
Desperate to bring Charlotte home, Ella works through her
list of suspects, matching fictitious characters with
flesh-and-blood men. But will it be too late to save the
sister she only thought she knew?
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