Ten years. That's how long Simone's father has been in prison after being convicted of murdering his wife. A wife who was pregnant with someone else's baby. Simone doesn't believe he did it but doesn't have the money to hire the right people to help get his conviction overturned. Suddenly her quiet life erupts. A documentarian is on the verge of going public with her interpretation of the case and Simone's childhood best friend suddenly comes back into her life with shocking news. Simone wants answers as to who killed her mother and she is determined to get them. PERFECT LITTLE LIVES, a novel by Amber and Danielle Brown, moves seamlessly from one suspect to another, Simone's suspicions are well founded, but evidence remains elusive. Complicating her investigation are her personal relationships and her job. In addition, she remembers all too well how it felt to be part of the only Black family in their former tony neighborhood and then have to deal with the justice system. As her investigation takes her closer to the truth, secrets are uncovered and Simone's life becomes even more complicated. The authors have crafted a well-told story that is engrossing from start to finish. Filled with flawed and complex characters, twists and turns PERFECT LITTLE LIVES is a fast-moving thriller.
"A dark and riveting page-turner with an intelligent twist." —Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man, on Someone Had to Do It
ON ASHER LANE, SOME SECRETS ARE WORTH KILLING FOR…
Simone’s mother was murdered when she was thirteen. When her father was convicted, everything changed. Overnight, Simone went from living in a wealthy white neighborhood to scraping by.
Ten years later, Simone has given up on her dreams and lives a quiet life, writing book reviews and getting serious with her boyfriend. But with a true crime documentarian hounding her for a scoop and a surprise encounter with her childhood next-door neighbor, Hunter, the past seems set on haunting her. And after Hunter reveals that his father and her mother had a years-long affair, Simone is determined to find out who really killed her mother.
Simone is convinced that all evidence points to Hunter’s father, a renowned judge who had everything to lose if his affair—and his nascent love child—came to light. Playing the game from all sides, Simone enlists Hunter’s help in her investigation into his family—whether he realizes it or not. But is she so desperate for closure that she'll risk imploding her carefully rebuilt life?
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