Sunday 29 December 2019

Book Review: PRETTY GUILTY WOMEN by Gina LaManna


ABOUT THE BOOK




Why would four women admit to committing the same murder?

Four different women offer four very different confessions to the death of a man found in the midst of a rehearsal dinner at an luxurious resort, each insisting they acted alone. Their stories are contradicting and confusing, posing a conundrum for the detective who must untangle their secrets.

Truth and friendship surface in surprising ways, but who is the guiltiest of them all and what really happened on that rooftop?



MY THOUGHTS


In Gina LaManna’s PRETTY GUILTY WOMEN, a man is found dead at a spa resort, and four women staying at the resort for a wedding celebration all separately confess to killing him. So who really killed him? As the police explore who committed the crime, the narrative unfolds into multiple points of view as we learn more about each of the women, the journey their lives have taken and the connections they have to one another.

I found the author’s writing kept me engaged throughout this slow-burn of a book.  And even though there is murder to be solved, the primary focus is the women as they take stock, make comparisons and question how fulfilled they really are.


Murder aside, I found Pretty Guilty Women to be quite a light read. Ideal for when you want to be entertained without having to think too hard.  



ABOUT THE AUTHOR





Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Gina LaManna has also called Italy and Los Angeles home. At the moment she lives nine blocks from the beach and sometimes runs marathons. After studying numbers and equations in college, she realized multiple choice tests were “just not for her” and began writing books instead. She loves cappuccino foam and whipped cream and would subsist solely on sprinkles if possible. She has one imaginary dog.


Gina also writes the Mini Pie the Spy! books, under pen name, Libby LaManna, a children’s series featuring an over-enthusiastic little detective, similar in style to Junie B. Jones.

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