Charlie Colbert has achieved success. She has a career and is engaged to Tripp, an heir of a prestigious family. However, there is more to Charlie than meets the eye. Nine years ago while in graduate school, she was witness to a horrible act of violence. Whether from shock or as a coping mechanism, she doesn't have total recollection of what really happened that horrible night. She does know that she lied. When she learns that a former classmate is going to produce a film that supposedly reveals previously unknown facts about the case, she sees her life imploding. She will do everything in her power to stop the film from being made. It remains to be seen just how far she'll go to do this. EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD, by Jenny Hollander, is a roller coaster of a story that follows Charlie through her efforts to try to remember the role she actually played in the tragedy. The further she delves, her veneer cracks a little at a time leaving both her and readers unsure of who Charlie is. Desperation and fear mount as she gets closer to what she thinks is the truth. As she tries to face what she is capable of, a frightening experience takes her closer to the truth than she has ever been before, leaving her with an uncertain future. EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD is an engrossing and profound story in which shocking and unexpected secrets are revealed. Expertly crafted, this psychological thriller is well worth reading. Highly recommended.
She has everything to live for—and everything to hide.
Nine years ago, with the world's eyes on her, Charlie Colbert fled. The press and the police called Charlie a "witness" to the nightmarish events at her elite graduate school on Christmas Eve—events known to the public as "Scarlet Christmas"—though Charlie knows she was much more than that.
Now, Charlie has meticulously rebuilt her life: She's the editor-in-chief of a major magazine, engaged to the golden child of the publishing industry, and hell-bent on never, ever letting her guard down again. But when a buzzy film made by one of Charlie's former classmates threatens to shatter everything she's worked for, Charlie realizes how much she's changed in nine years. Now, she's not going to let anything—not even the people she once loved most—get in her way.