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2021 | Contemporary | Horror | Thriller

When she arrived in New York on her 18th birthday carrying nothing but $600 cash and a stolen camera, Alice was looking for a fresh start. Now, just one month later, she is the city's latest Jane Doe, an unidentified murder victim.

Ruby Jones is also trying to start over; she travelled halfway around the world only to find herself lonelier than ever. Until she finds Alice Lee's body by the Hudson River.

From this first, devastating encounter, the two women form an unbreakable bond. Alice is sure that Ruby is the key to solving the mystery of her life - and death. And Ruby - struggling to forget what she saw that morning - finds herself unable to let Alice go. Not until she is given the ending she deserves.

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Jacqueline Bublitz
Published by Sphere
Edition Hardcover
ISBN 9780751581645
Language English

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Jacqueline Bublitz | 2021 | Contemporary, Horror, Thriller
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This book was a delight and a surprise to read! One that I couldn’t wait to finish but at the same time didn’t want to finish as it would mean the end of the story.

We follow Alice, who at 18 has run away to New York, following in her mothers footsteps. We know from the start that Alice has been murdered, but we don’t know why and by who, and we are kept guessing for the majority of the book. We also follow Ruby, who has run away from her life in Australia because of an affair she had with a man that is soon to be married. Both of their stories intertwine, and for a while you can’t tell why… until Alice’s body is found my Ruby on a morning jog. After that, Ruby feels the need to ensure that Alice’s murderer comes to justice and ends up making a few friends along the way.

The story is told by Alice (or her spirit as we come to realise) and is so beautifully written that it doesn’t become confusing switching between the parallels of the two women’s lives. Some of the turn of phrases are so beautiful that I could read Jacqueline Bublitz’s writing forever and not get bored. Her descriptions make you feel like you are experiencing the exact moment or looking at the exact same building and the emotions are described so wonderfully that you feel them too.

It is so rare to find a book that focuses on the victim of a crime instead of the perpetrator, and even in every day life the same is true. This book makes you wonder why we can’t focus on the person outside of being a victim and only focus on the perpetrator when it comes to being brought to justice.

I want to thank Jacqueline Bublitz and Pigeonhole for allowing me to read this book and I look forward to reading Jacqueline’s next book!
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