The Note
ISBN 9798217014392
eISBN 9780593537091
ASIN B0D1QDBZ4N
My father has been recommending the works of James Lee Burke and Alafair Burke for a while now, and I had yet to get around to reading one. I was recently looking at some challenges on Good Reads and decided to give this one a go. The description of this volume states:
“It was meant to be a harmless prank.
Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.
But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry.
When she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends.
What had they gone and done?
The Note is a page-turner of the highest order from one of our greatest contemporary suspense writers.”
The premise of this story was interesting. And the execution well written. Three old friends, a prank, a missing man, and soon another body. Each of the three friends have been through the wringer before, cancelled by social media culture. May's character stood out and was the most relatable, the two friends however Lauren and Kelsey seem more like grown up Mean Girls. The story focused a lot on the pandemic and it’s impact on the three, especially May.
In some ways this novel felt ‘too soon’. It was very close to ending up on my 'Did Not Finish' pile. I am glad I saw it through, even though I had it figured out before the reveal. It is an interesting mystery and decent beach or summer read. I would be more than willing to give another of Alafair’s books a read.
Books by Alafair Burke:
Samantha Kincaid Series:
Judgment Calls
Missing Justice
Close Case
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Ellie Hatcher Series:
Dead Connection
Angel's Tip
212
Never Tell
All Day and a Night
Find Me
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Under Suspicion Series:
The Cinderella Murder
All Dressed in White
The Sleeping Beauty Killer
Every Breath You Take
You Don't Own Me
Piece of My Heart
…
Other Works:
Winning
Long Gone
The Mother
Long Gone
If You Were Here
The Ex
The Wife
The Better Sister
Find Me
Where Are the Children Now
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