Ok, when I first started this book I wasn't sure I was going to like it. I mean, I'm always up for a good mystery, but this one had me stumped. The chapters were all titled either After or Before and it took me nearly 3/4 of the book to figured out what happened to make an After and a Before. I read it pretty quick, despite the fact that it leaped back and forth in time, mainly because I kept waiting for it to make sense. But if you stick with it, in the end it all becomes clear. There weren't too many surprises once you started figuring things out, but it was still a good read in the end.
When MacThomas Pockets finished his last tour as part of the Scottish Special Forces, he was hired to consult for a film director to finesse some scenes that weren't working. In a twist he never saw coming, he ended up moving to L.A. to work as the bodyguard for movie star Maybe Joe Sue. It didn't take long for Pockets to realize there were two Joe Sues: The Joe Sue the public saw with her perfect life and her Hollywood husband. And the private Joe Sue: the one with the traumatic youth that no amount of pills could cover up, who desperately wanted a child of her own. Even after their paths diverged, he continued to track Joe Sue's life. Only a few would notice when the bottom fell out. But he did. And that's when he stepped in. (picture and description at Amazon)
I'm debating picking up a non-fiction for next time, but I'm just not sure yet. I'm excited about our book for Book Club, but we aren't meeting until later in the month, so I feel like I could for sure squeeze in another book before I read that one.
Happy Reading!
Melissa
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