Margot Hunt is the pseudonym for chick lit and women's fiction author Whitney Gaskell who has now decided to add thrillers to her repertoire. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER is her first psychological thriller and judging by this first attempt is well worth pursuing.
Alice thought she knew everything about her best friend Kat, from the secrets of her wealthy family to the fact that behind closed doors Kat’s husband Howard is a drunk and a bully.
But now Howard has been found dead, having plunged to his death from the balcony of their highly desirable mansion, and the police are convinced he’s been murdered.
So why in her time of need has Kat stopped answering Alice’s phone calls and texts. Why won’t Kat’s family allow Alice to visit her anymore? And why are the detectives looking directly at Alice in relation to Howard’s death?
This is a novel about two women who meet accidentally at an airport and become best friends. They are complete opposites but there is an immediate attraction that draws these two women together in friendship and everything runs smoothly until Howard's death.
Well written thriller that shows massive promise for future novels in this genre.
I would like to thank Net Galley and HQ Digital for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first book by this author but it definitely will not be my last. I found this book to be very in depth, where some books in this genre can be overwhelming with details and set up, this was just a simple slow burn of character building that made me second guess the characters often. It kept me guessing from the very beginning and once in a while questioning my friendships. I think this book will stay with me for a long time.

This was a great thriller. I DID see the ending coming a long way, but still it kept me enthralled and reading! Very hard to put this down. I can see sociopaths gravitating to one another! Highly recommended.

This book was so amazing and has you thinking about your friends. Can you actually trust your best friend and how far would you go to protect your friends?

Alice is best friends with Kat or so she thinks. Kat uses people in a big way to get what she wants then just tosses them aside.

Kat uses Alice or so you think but the story was brilliant you did not see what was coming but you do find out that Alice is not as innocent as you may think. So brilliant it gripped me right from the start.

You never knew what was coming next just amazing. It makes you wonder who you can trust and is your friend really your friend.

I was unsure if I was going to like this novel. Best friends, secrets and marital strife? I was wrong! When we first meet Alice and Kat they are both booked on the same flight and get to talking as their plane is delayed. An unlikely friendship ensues. Alice is logical, reserved and Family finances are tight. Kat is spontaneous, warm and most decidedly rich! Margot Hunt takes us on a journey that weaves from 3 years prior to the present where we learn that Kat’s husband has been found dead. An accident or something more sinister? As suspicions begin to fly and fingers start to point, this novel shows us that everything and nothing is as it seems. Thoroughly enjoyable!

.This was such a great read! There isn’t much action and twists so if this is something you look for then I don’t think you’ll enjoy this. The writing however is fantastic, and Margot Hunt has definitely proved herself to be very talented. This is told from the POV of Alice only but is told in the present tense and in the past to help give backstory to Kat and Alice’s friendship and this worked so well. I really enjoyed this format and it helped to really help pull the story together so you could understand the full picture of what had gone one.

The characters were built so well, and I really liked Alice. She was like your normal everyday woman who you learn went through a tragedy causing her to quit her job and become a stay at home Mum. She has family issues, issues with her marriage and financial issues but none of them were over exaggerated or unrealistic. You could understand her friendship with Kat who the ‘cool’ girl, had everything and was just effortlessly confident and you could also understand why someone would want to murder Howard because he was an arrogant dick. The character dynamics were just great and it really helped pull the story together.
I figured the twist out quite early, but it didn’t make the novel any less enjoyable. I felt invested in Alice’s life and I wanted to know what would happen to her and how things got this way as it was such a gripping read. It was realistic, and I think that’s what made this quite ‘scary’, there aren’t big plot twists thrown in or any supernatural elements, it’s all very real life and realistic.
This was a very clever read and it was so easy and quick to read. I’d definitely recommend this if you’re looking for a gripping thriller read!

This book was amazing to read. It's probably one of my favorites. I read it in a day, I could not put it down.
The tension is kept at a really high level at all times. The story reveals itself in bits and pieces that made me feel I knew where it was headed, but then it completely took me by surprise.
The characters are really well written and are very interesting. Every character in this book is a mystery until the very end, they all have their secrets and none of them are what they seem. Bravo to the author for surprising me chapter after chapter.
I highly recommend this one to anyone who wants to enjoy a great thriller, you will not be disappointed.

I received a free electronic copy of Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt from NetGalley for my honest review.

This book is an edge of your seat thriller that will keep you guessing to the last page. I was absolutely blown away by the depth of this book and it's characters. A story of two women, Kat and Alice and their friendship. But do not mistake this friendship for just a simple friendship. There is so much more to this friendship, twists, lies, money, greed and death. Even when I thought I had this book all figured out the last chapter threw me for a mind blowing turn that blew my mind completely. You have to read this book. Extraordinary!

Fascinating and enthralling book that kept me involved right to the end.

I thought this was an enjoyable read exploring the dynamics of different relationships - family, romantic and friendships. I liked the different characters but would have enjoyed more backstory for Kat to help the reader to understand her motives and thoughts about herself and others as I thought this was skimmed over towards the end. Overall, a gripping read and I would read further books by this author.

If one of my favorite authors gives a book a glowing blurb, you bet I’m going to read it! Peter Swanson (The Kind Worth Killing) said Best Friends Forever by Margot Hunt, “Kept me guessing till the very end” and I have to agree.

This was a great book, a suspenseful story about two friends. When Kat’s husband is found dead, an apparent murder, Alice gets pulled into the investigation. Is she a suspect? And how well does she really know her best friend of three years? Did Kat set her up?

Best Friends Forever is brilliantly written and one of my favorite books of this past year.

Alice thought she knew everything about her best friend Kat, from the secrets of her wealthy family to the fact that behind closed doors Kat’s husband Howard is a drunk and a bully.

But now Howard has been found dead, having plunged to his death from the balcony of their highly desirable mansion, and the police are convinced he’s been murdered.

So why in her time of need has Kat stopped answering Alice’s phone calls and texts. Why won’t Kat’s family allow Alice to visit her anymore? And why are the detectives looking directly at Alice in relation to Howard’s death?

This is one of those books that you read in a single sitting because you really want to know what happened!

I absolutely loved this and what a great twist , I really didn't see it coming . Alice and Kat are best friends , tho Kat is rich and from a wealthy family ! Alice and her husband are struggling to make ends meet. When Kats husband falls to his death the police suspect Alice and Kat and her family have cut her out of their lives . Really enjoyed the story unfurling as the two women meet in an airport 3 years previously and the story of how their friendship progressed really had me turning the pages ! Brilliant ! Thank you

Best friends forever by Margot Hunt.
Detective Alex Demer and sergeant Sofia Oliver arrives at Alice Campbell home. They wish to talk to her about her friends Kat husband. They say he was murdered? Was it Alice or was it Kat? Omg. What a fantastic read. A twister of a read. I did not see that coming. 5*.

This book is one of those novels you can't put down. Started reading last night and finished it up this morning. There is a lot of suspense and some surprises. The author did a great job of defining Alice and Kat's friendship. The chapters switching from past to present were well done also. I really did not expect the ending at all!Well done.

I have to give credit where credit is due.

The author played me. When I realized what she had done, I was completely gob smacked. She did it fairly. There things all through the story that just bugged me, but I never put it together.

Brava.

I was entertained by this book, even as I found myself disliking most of the characters. I found myself really bugged by how neatly people allowed themselves to be manipulated. My lack of character love perhaps made the story a little less enjoyable, but it was still highly suspenseful and engaging. I needed to know what was happening…even though I thought I already did. (I was wrong, wrong, wrong!)

An entertaining story and, nope...didn’t see that coming!

*ARC Provided via Net Galley

I really enjoyed this one definitely kept me guessing and wondering what was going to happen thank you to Margot Hunt and netgalley for the opportunity!

I received an ARC from NetGalley to read and review. The below is my honest, unbiased opinion. Thank you, Margot Hunt, the publisher, and NetGalley, for allowing me to review.

How well do you really know your best friend?

Kat Grant and Alice Campbell have a friendship forged in shared confidences and long lunches lubricated by expensive wine. Though they’re very different women—the artsy socialite and the struggling suburbanite—they’re each other’s rocks. But even rocks crumble under pressure. Like when Kat’s financier husband, Howard, plunges to his death from the second-floor balcony of their South Florida mansion.

Howard was a jerk, a drunk, a bully and, police say, a murder victim. The questions begin piling up. Like why Kat has suddenly gone dark: no calls, no texts and no chance her wealthy family will let Alice see her. Why investigators are looking so hard in Alice’s direction. Who stands to get hurt next. And who is the cool liar—the masterful manipulator behind it all.

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER is a rare debut novel in that it has all of the items on my wishlist: fast-paced, excellent character development, a unique story line, and a one-sitting read. In fact, the writing was so captivating that after finishing the book I questioned how well we truly know anyone. It's rare to read a book and have its major themes sit with you for days after. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and if you enjoy mystery and psychological thrillers, you will, too. 4.5 stars.

Loved this book. A five star recommendation. It was such a good thriller, with a strong plot and plenty of twists in it. A real page turner which had me hooked from the very first page.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Margot Hunt for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

3.5 stars. This was a clever, page-turnery psychological thriller that delves into a very twisted female friendship. I liked the present/past dual narrative, and seeing the progression of Alice and Kat's friendship. Definitely a fun read, and I'd recommend it to any fans of psychological/domestic thrillers.

Wow! This book had me guessing throughout. A real roller coaster of a ride read. Fantastic!