Review: Classic Whodunit with a contemporary setting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
*Many thanks to the author for offering a copy of this book for review*Enter to win is a well written story of life inside and outside a soap opera. Crystal Falls has plummeting ratings and a cast and crew worried for their future. Director, Rob believes he has come up with the perfect solution, a competition to find one viewer whose real life story will be featured in the show in return for a $200,000 prize.The story rotates around the multiple viewpoints of the chosen finalists plus the long suffering Jeremy who is brought in to replace the murdered Rob. The author sets up the backstory of each character well. We learn what brought each person to apply to the show as well as the contestant's perception of each other as they speculate on the questions, who killed Rob? Who will win? Are the stories the contestants have told about themselves the absolute truth?The answers to all- no one is sure!Although this is a quick read, the speculation and examination of each character was a little too long for my liking and I found myself mentally checking back to what each had done before the time of the contest. Having said that, it was always well written. And in the end, although I anticipated a more far-reaching twist, it turned out to be a classic who-dun-it with a suitably dramatic end!A very worthwhile read!