Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date: March 17, 2020
The blurb for this book made me request it from NetGalley. It sounded good. A strong, successful woman is on a vacation in Vietnam with her boyfriend. He ends up going missing and then dying under mysterious circumstances. Smart woman starts to investigate and uncovers that her boyfriend is a liar. I mean, haven't we all been there?
Alexis meets Austin when he comes into the ER where she works for a bullet wound. 6 1/2 months later they are taking a biking tour through Vietnam together. After Austin dies, Alexis becomes fixated on the fact that Austin lied to her about why he's in Vietnam. She obsesses to the point that you want to reach into the book to slap her and tell her to let it go.
The book continues as Alexis hires a private investigator to look into Austin and his death. The author drops dribs and drabs of information as the story progresses. As much as I wanted this book to be a page turner for me, it sadly wasn't. Scientific and medical explanations interspersed with the talk of rats made this book a bit boring and very slow at times. The most action packed parts of the book were the last 3-4 chapters.
It's a good book and well written but there was absolutely no connection to any of the characters for me. Characters were put in danger and I just shrugged and continued the book.
This book might probably appeal more to people into medical or scientific mysteries. It's not a bad book overall, I just simply didn't like it.
Thanks to NetGalley and Doubleday for the chance to read this book.
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