The plot is about a writer who is in early stages of dementia. He writes crime stories. He then confesses that they are not just stories, but crimes that he has committed. Most believe that he is confused due to his dementia, but then things happen which appear to make his confessions more plausable..
I thank the author, publisher and Netgalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Not your everyday expectations! No one to take lightly and not one to take that you will see what's coming next! Intriguing and on edge of the seat type of read!

Trust No One by Paul Cleave

353 Pages
Publisher: Atria Books
Release Date: August 4, 2015

Fiction (Adult), General Fiction (Adult), Mystery, Thriller, Serial Killer, Mental Illness, Alzheimer’s

Jerry Grey is an author with a pen name of Henry Cutter. His books mesmerize readers and keep them glued to the pages. Things begin to change for him. His memory begins changing. He is forgetting things – small at first. Now murders are happening around town and the clues are leading the police directly to Jerry’s door. Is he really the killer or is someone setting him up to take the fall.

The book has a fast pace, the characters are well developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. This is one of the best psychological thrillers, I have I read in a long time. I actually gasped out loud in the middle of the night while reading. It also shines a light on the effects of early onset Alzheimer’s. If you like mysteries and thrillers with twists, you will enjoy reading this book.

I received a free copy from NetGalley. Some told from his journal as he loses his memory, some told from present day, we read about crime writer, Jerry, who gets Alzheimer's, and is no longer sure if he wrote about murders, or did the murders and then wrote about them and continues to murder but forgets to write afterwards. Very different from other things I have read, I was hoping for a different ending.

My first Paul Cleave novel and certainly not my last as this one had me guessing until the very end what was going on. A clever device was used that holds the reader on the edge of their seat constantly questioning what is really going on. I was throughly entertained and this novel is highly recommended.

This is an interesting premise. The blend of reality and delusion. This is pretty unconventional, but it was really gripping and help my attention through the entire story.

I apologize for the delay - I thought that I had submitted feedback regarding this book, but it appears that I did not. I read it a long time ago and I am sorry that I do not recall the specifics of the book. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book and I apologize for any confusion.

Cannot give an honest opinion on this book - have so many other enticing books I want to read on Netgalley right now.

I AM SO EMBARRASSED ... JUST NOW FINDING THIS ONE ON MY KINDLE/AMAZON. WAS NEVER READ SO NO REVIEW COMING AT THIS LATE DATE. MY SINCERE APOLOGIES. BOOK HAS BEEN ARCHIVED.

I didn't connect with this book. I'm sure it wasn't the book and just my mood but it wasn't my cup of tea. I won't be reviewing it publically. Thank you for the opportunity to read it though.

Dementia, not so funny a subject yet I had a few good chuckles reading this book. Even sadder, I am at the age where I am starting to recognize the symptoms, although the subject of this story is only 49 years of age. There are other characters, family, neighbors, caretakers and a friend, all impacted by the main subject’s actions. There is dementia and then there is the demented, the devious, the despicable, the friend. As the degree of Alzheimer increases in an already overactive mind, (the subject is a fiction crime writer) the subject mixes reality with fiction, he begins believing he committed the crimes he wrote about and as these days many people are working a scam or a scheme, its opportunity knocking for the friend, almost the perfect crime, murder that someone else admits to. Of course in the end it is ends.

This book could have been so much better. The fact that Jerry has a dementia but his journals are written in second person was just strange and I couldn't really get into those parts. It fell very odd and just did not seem plausible. The way the story was written is very poor in trying to create a suspenseful mystery around his Alzheimer's.

Hmmm. I did not like a lot about this book, however, the strong desire to keep listening shifted the pendulum solidly into the positive realm. :) I was definitely hooked.

The switching of timeframes AND people was confusing in the very beginning. After I thought that settled out in my mind, I continued to experience confusion from time to time. :( I had to pay close attention, and that wasn't enjoyable. Also, the lack of complete closure - answers to all my questions - caused a bit of turmoil in me, amongst other unrealistic events. After all of that, I oddly, still really liked the story.