The Murder List is a must read for all Hank fans. It's a page turner with lots of twists that will keep you glued to your seat until the end. The characters play mind games with everyone. You'll find yourself wondering who to believe and who to trust. A tangled web of deceit.

I had a tough time getting into the story because the author jumped back and forth between the present day and events that happened six years earlier. I felt like I kept getting jarred out of the story. The plot had plenty of twists and an ending I wasn’t expecting so if that style isn’t something that bothers you then I’d recommend reading The Murder List.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to.

Rachel North, on the fast track to a successful career, though at 36 she feels old, compared to fellow law students at Harvard and younger interns also working with her this summer in the DA’s office. Her husband is a well known, successful defense attorney and when she’s finished law school she’ll join his firm, as his partner. It’s all going to work out perfectly. But as her internship progresses with the ruthless, cut-throat DA, her husband’s sworn enemy, office politics and egos make Rachel question the intentions and motives of everyone around her. Maybe things aren’t going to work out perfectly, after all.
This is an excellent suspense novel, keeping you on the edge of your seat, with a thrilling, twisted and completely unexpected ending. I strongly recommend this very well written book.

This book sounded interesting when I was looking for a good suspense/ mystery/thriller.WOW! It totally blew me away and wasn’t what I expected at all, Great read that still has me shaking my head.

Don't start reading this wonderful book from, Hank Phillippi Ryan, before you go to bed, you'll never put out the light!! One surprise after another sneaks up on you . Great characters, plot and story. Rachel North, smart, ambitious DA intern, with a loving lawyer husband starts out at a leisurely pace. However, this takes off like a fourth of July rocket, exploding into twists and turns you never see coming. You are breathless at the end marveling at this mystery masterpiece.

Many years earlier, Rachel was part of the Boston political world, working for a state senator and harboring ambitions. All that comes crashing down when an intern in the office is murdered shortly after Rachel's stint on jury duty ends. Now marriTed and reinventing herself as a law student, Rachel takes a summer internship with the Middlesex County DA's office and learns that case is being reopened. The murderer thinks they're smarter than they are, and the DA is supremely confident she'll be able to convict - with Rachel's help. There are a few unsurprising twists here, but as a summer thriller read you can't go wrong. Plus, the setting is in my hometown!

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THE MURDER LIST by Hank Phillippi Ryan is a riveting legal thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. This book has everything - politics, courtroom drama, a murder mystery, police procedure and so much more. It is told from multiple points of view, with parts in the past and the present. The main characters, Rachel, Jack and Martha are perfectly portrayed so the reader never knows who they can trust. The clever cat-and-mouse plot had plenty of twists and turns leading up to the shocking ending that I never guessed. I thoroughly enjoyed this gripping and suspenseful novel and highly recommend it. I can’t wait for whatever comes next from Hank Phillippi Ryan! Many thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an early copy.

The Murder List by author Hank Phillippi Ryan is an intense legal thriller, that does not disappoint! Not my usual genre but I’m so glad I read this book!

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

A legal thriller heavily dominated by manipulation and betrayal on multiple platforms. The characters are well developed and highly persuasive. While some of the plot is predictive, the delivery of the narrative dominates, leaving a resounding effect in its wake. Excellent novel for its genre. 4 stars

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What a great legal thriller. I have not read one in awhile and this one did not disappoint. Rachel North is interning for the Boston DA, but will something that happened years before when she was working in the communications office of a senator have bearing on a case she's called on to work on with the DA? Plenty of twists and turned will keep you guessing about who is guilty of what. Thank you to the author for the ARC.

I think this books was a complete and total masterpiece!! It’s full of lies and twists and turns, leading you down several paths, and lots of now/then narratives.... and even with all of that I didn’t see the ending coming when it did! Very well done and very entertaining!

Hank Phillippi Ryan's extensive experience as a journalist is evident in this legal thriller. She doesn't have a shelf full of Emmys for nothing.

I've read all her books, liked them all. This one is different -- intriguing -- spellbinding. I was entranced from the first line, read it in two sittings, and Hank can anticipate making the best seller lists with this one. It is the tale of a law school intern, working for a tough and determined prosecutor, and married to a prominent defense attorney. No "trust me" here.

The story is well told, tight, free of extraneous detritus, and contains some good humor -- inside maybe -- as well as a twist that I certainly didn't see coming. I'm not often a fan of the legal thriller, but THE MURDER LIST is an exception. I predict it will end up competing for a lot of prizes this fall.

All in all, a TGR*

*Thumping good read

Thank you for the gifted book Forge Reads. I received this copy for review purposes.
I loved this book. Fast paced and amazing. The story line was a hook line and sinker. I was brought in from the first page. Hank Ryan knows how to write a great book.

This was an uterlly engrossing novel about lies and the law. Told through dual story lines, the past and the present, from the three main characters points of view. This was a cat-and-mouse thriller at its finest that kept me glued to the pages. This was beautifully written with an original plot. It has a knock out ending ending that I never never saw coming. With courtroom drama, deceit, murder and politics, this one has it all. Ryan is definitely at her finest. The verdict is in... This book is a must read!!!
Thank you netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Action packed novel, a rollercoaster of a ride! Very entertaining. I loved the multiple storylines. This author is now on my must read list!

Are you looking for your next legal thriller? If so, then this is the book for you.

Rachel is married to the highly well known criminal lawyer, Jack. She is also going through law school, to join her husband, as his partner. As part of her schooling, she has intern with Jack's enemy, the district attorney. When the district attorney reopens a cold case, a murder, that once rocked Rachel's life, all bets are off.

The Murder List is a legal thriller, murder mystery, a little drama, and even adds in some politics. This is an excellent book of cat and mouse, and you never really know who you can trust, and who is lying. I was really invested in the story and also the characters. The ending was not at all what I was expecting at all.

This was my first novel by Hank Phillippi Ryan but won't be my last! The Murder List was a fast paced thriller with an interesting ending - couldn't put it down! Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.

I know this book received great reviews but for me it was just boring and lacking. I figured out early in the story who the killer was so it wasn’t a surprise. It was just a very tedious read for me to get through it. I don’t think I would recommend this book. Thank you netgalley for letting me give an honest review of this book.

Rachel North is in law school. She is married to Jack who is a defense attorney. After Rachel graduates, Jack wants her to join him. But first she must intern at the district attorney's office. The DA's office is currently working on a new case and an old cold case. As the twists and turns and secrets are revealed, it leaves the reader is awe! Which characters are telling the truth? When you think you have things figured out, more twists! I loved this roller coaster of a ride book! I received an advanced readers copy and all opinions are my own.