I read this book in January of 2016, but for whatever reason didn’t leave a review on goodreads, nor is it on my phone.

After reading the blurb again, I do remember enjoying the book! That says a lot about something I’ve read over two years ago.

I do believe a reread is in order, and I remember enjoying the ride and really rootin’ for Jonathan!

Forgive my unfathomably late review, but I definitely suggest picking up this one!

Essentially I found this so-called “thriller” dull and predictable, with few of the psychological twists and turns it promised. The characters are one-dimensional and the dialogue (of which there is far too much) stilted. Jonathan Caine works in finance and has all the attributes of a money-obsessed master of the universe. It’s no surprise that it all goes belly-up and to be honest I didn’t care. He got what was coming to him. I certainly could have done without the details of Wall Street trading which added nothing to the narrative and simply slowed down the action - such as it is. There’s nothing original here, same old same old. Hackneyed plot, hackneyed back stories, hackneyed characters.

"Sitting in a prison in East Carlisle, Jonathan recalls that he often considered his hometown a prison unto itself, and it seems redundant for him to actually be incarcerated within it."- It's almost a self-fulfilling prophecy when I stop to think about how I felt while reading the book. I definitely felt like I was in a literary prison. Overall, the language was simple, if not repetitive. The long explanations of the investments ran on too long for my liking. It was a fast read which helped a lot because this isn't a story that one should invest a lot of their valuable reading time to. The story started out strong - I wasn't exactly sure if it would be Jonathan's wife/ex-wife or Jackie's abusive/cheating/alcoholic husband (very stereotyped writing for this part) as the victim. I'm also not sure if I can believe that two people with very little in common, other than a high school -where they ran in two different circles - would come together so quickly and completely. If you're looking for a light quick read, you'll probably enjoy this book.