Stranger at Sunset by Eden Baylee
Publisher: lowercase publishing (June 2014)
350 pages, eBook (provided by the Author for review)
Book Rating: 5 Stars
Content Note: Includes Swearing, Sexual Situations and Violence
Sunset Villa, a small resort in Jamaica, came back from the destruction of Hurricane Sandy only to be slammed by a bad review from a travel writer, so the owners invite the reviewer back (hoping to get a more favorable review) along with a number of friends for support, psychiatrist Kate Hampton among them. This starts out like your average mystery, and the way it was setup reminded me a bit of Agatha Christie. There are a fixed group of people staying at the resort and you are introduced to them all, seeing a bit of their interactions and how some are connected to others—people here and there are behaving a bit strangely—and then this story takes a very dark turn. It’s unlike anything I’ve read. The story is told from multiple viewpoints (some anonymous) over the course of the book, providing little snippets of the motivations of each of the characters—and I loved the emphasis on people’s motivations. Intriguing psychological thriller!
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