Published by Self-published Genres: Suspense
Once Removed
by Ken LaSalle
Review
Synopsis
You never really know a man… until he’s dead.
After Terence Montez dies in a seemingly incomprehensible suicide, his family is left to sort out the emptiness he leaves behind. Terry’s wife, Isabelle, however, wants nothing more than to return to her normal life. She wants to see her daughter, Iris, back to school and lose herself in her work.
And then, they find the first letter, a love letter Terry has left behind, stashed away with no apparent intention to be found.
One letter turns into two and three and more, each one a seemingly innocuous expression of love, each one hidden away in nooks and corners around the Montez home.
Once Isabelle and Iris see patterns in the letters, they begin to suspect a disturbing intention behind them all. Each new letter fuels their suspicions, leading Isabelle and Iris across the suburbs and shopping malls of Orange County, California, where they uncover once incredible secret after another.
As the mystery slowly builds to its fiery conclusion, Isabelle discovers the horrible truth about a life she never knew and a death she could never fathom.
Virginia’s Review
This is the second book I’ve read by Ken LaSalle and I really enjoyed both of them!
Once Removed is different than most books I usually read. I usually read romance, but I do love a good story with mystery as well.
In Once Removed, Isabelle loses her husband Terry to what appears to be a suicide. However, after his death she discovers a note written by Terry and she wonders what it means- is it just a love note or is it a suicide note? Upon discovering another note, then another and bizarre things starting to happen, Isabelle begins to question how Terry really died and if she really knew the man she was married to.
I really enjoyed the mystery, suspense and twists and turns of Once Removed. It was unclear what all the notes and clues meant and I was curious to see how things would play out. It was fun to try and figure out what happened- I had an idea but I wasn’t exactly sure. The writing makes it easy to follow, the pace is good and the characters are well developed. If you want a book that will have you hooked from beginning to end, go one click Once Removed!
An arc was provided to Stephanie’s Book Reports for an honest review.
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