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A review by rmbolton
The Dead Key by D.M. Pulley
5.0
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I started it Tuesday afternoon and finished it Thursday by lunch which is quite a feat for a nearly 500 page book. Set in Cleveland (my hometown), it weaves together the stories of two women caught up in a bank scandal 20 years apart.
The novel does a good job keeping you engaged throughout and doesn't give away the story too soon (so you wonder what they heck is going to be covered in the remaining pages) or too late (so it feels like the author got tired and just threw the end together). The end was satisfying and I found myself wanting a sequel so I could know for certain what happens to the heroines.
A fun and enjoyable mystery and a fast read. It's not a Pulitzer or Man Book Prize winner, but it deserves the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award it won in 2014
The novel does a good job keeping you engaged throughout and doesn't give away the story too soon (so you wonder what they heck is going to be covered in the remaining pages) or too late (so it feels like the author got tired and just threw the end together). The end was satisfying and I found myself wanting a sequel so I could know for certain what happens to the heroines.
A fun and enjoyable mystery and a fast read. It's not a Pulitzer or Man Book Prize winner, but it deserves the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award it won in 2014