The Dead Friend Project

The Dead Friend Project by Joanna Wallace is a riotous read and an unexpected delight! I took to the synopsis right away and the thing I really liked about this book, is that you cannot put it in just one genre. Is it a mystery? A cosy? Womens fiction or Chick-lit maybe? It's all of these and more, it is well-rounded, runs at a great pace and is an absolute screamer of a mystery. To cap it all, it is witty and fun while still being honest and vulnerable to the circumstances.

Beth is having a bit of a rough time of things to put it mildly. She lost her Best friend recently, her husband has b*ggered off with another one of her friends, the school run is a nightmare because she just doesn't meet the standards of the other mums and now her son has managed to play daredevil and have an accident on the first day of the new term

However, on top of all of this, Beth has a niggle at the back of her mind in respect of the circumstances of her Bestie Charlottes death, they just do not add up. Charlotte would never leave her baby home alone while she went for a jog, was it really an accident that caused her to be hit by a car. What really happened and where to begin? The mums. The hive of gossipping mums that's where

Joanna Wallace creates an outstanding mystery with just the right amount of humour and drama and every shade of relatability you can imagine. Brilliant!

Thank you very much to Netgalley, Serpent's Tail / Viper / Profile Books, Viper and the author Joanna Wallace for this outstanding ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

One of the best books i have read for a long while! A dark and at times tear jerker which also had me laughing out loud. Work that one out? I really thought i had it all worked out until the very end. This would make a great film, i loved every minute of it and i can see me reading it again at some point.
Am off to find some more from this author.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

This was a gripping read, I thought the characters were intriguing and I'm going to keep an eye out for more from this author.

A gripping novel with well-defined characters. Beth's life has spiraled out of control. Her best friend was killed in a car accident. Her husband has been having an affair with another of her so-called friends and she still has a lot of extra weight after having her third baby. She has nothing in common with the other yummy mummies at the children's school. She drowns her sorrows every night with wine and it sets her thinking. "Surely Charlotte wouldn't have left her young child at home to go for a run?" Was it in fact an accident or deliberate?