booksenvogue's review
5.0
White lie.
Lie by omission.
Lie to spare feelings.
Lie to protect.
Bold face lie.
At one point in time, everybody fibs. Turn up the stress level with a dead girl floating in the pool at a social event, interrogate the lover, enemy, boyfriend, and frenemy; and the lies go into OVERLOAD. Who knew four teens of political and impoverished families had so much drama!?!?!?
Alibi volume 1 accounts the interrogation of Charles (the lover who didn’t “love her”). He’s a star football playing heart throb Australian native new kid on the block, living with his cousin in America. This kid has a wrap sheet and so many secrets he’s wise beyond his years. The way he tells it makes you love him and hate the others. I suspect there’ll be a trend with the other alibis of this four part novel. “Point of views” can be manipulative and tricky like that. After reading his account, I have a feeling there’s more to the story….in fact, I know there’s more this kid’s withholding.
As a grand-daughter of a Perry Mason fanatic, I’ll take a shot in the dark and attempt to crack this case….
Perhaps the murder is not personal, but a political jab against the mayor to sabotage her campaign. One of the other teen’s parents could have motive if they’re also running for office. Hummmmm!
I could be spot on or I could be way off the map. This first novel was jam packed with scandal; and I’m curious to know what the other suspects’ alibis reveal. But I’ll have to continue reading to either support of defuse the validity of my hypothesis.
Lie by omission.
Lie to spare feelings.
Lie to protect.
Bold face lie.
At one point in time, everybody fibs. Turn up the stress level with a dead girl floating in the pool at a social event, interrogate the lover, enemy, boyfriend, and frenemy; and the lies go into OVERLOAD. Who knew four teens of political and impoverished families had so much drama!?!?!?
Alibi volume 1 accounts the interrogation of Charles (the lover who didn’t “love her”). He’s a star football playing heart throb Australian native new kid on the block, living with his cousin in America. This kid has a wrap sheet and so many secrets he’s wise beyond his years. The way he tells it makes you love him and hate the others. I suspect there’ll be a trend with the other alibis of this four part novel. “Point of views” can be manipulative and tricky like that. After reading his account, I have a feeling there’s more to the story….in fact, I know there’s more this kid’s withholding.
As a grand-daughter of a Perry Mason fanatic, I’ll take a shot in the dark and attempt to crack this case….
Perhaps the murder is not personal, but a political jab against the mayor to sabotage her campaign. One of the other teen’s parents could have motive if they’re also running for office. Hummmmm!
I could be spot on or I could be way off the map. This first novel was jam packed with scandal; and I’m curious to know what the other suspects’ alibis reveal. But I’ll have to continue reading to either support of defuse the validity of my hypothesis.
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