Title: The Perfect Friend by Barbara Copperthwaite
Genre: Currently #185 on Amazon Best Sellers Rank in Kindle eBooks, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Suspense, Psychological
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication Date: July 5, 2018, Happy Release Day!
Source: Publisher and NetGalley
Title and Cover: The Perfect Friend – Not a real fan of the (yellow) cover
“…Still, I’m trying to decide how much truth to tell. This started as little white lies…”
Barbara Copperthwaite is a master of the psychological thriller model. The problem is, if you are like most people, you take on face value what you are told, and the narration is so simple, so natural, you don’t suspect anything is awry. But you’ve been set up immediately with a narrator who tells you up front she is a liar. Continue reading “The Perfect Friend – a #BookReview”
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