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After She's Gone by Maggie James Out in stores now.

Lori Golden's family has had more than its fair share of troubles. But through it, all Lori and her sister, Jessie, have always supported each other. Then Jessie is killed. And Lori's world is turned upside down.

Devastated, Lori struggles to cope with her loss, and learn to live in a world without her bright, bubbly sister by her side. Around her, her already fractured family starts to fall apart. And as Lori and her mother try and pick up the pieces of their shattered lives, secrets long lost buried are coming painfully to light.

Faced with the unthinkable, Lori is forced to ask herself how well she really knows those that are left behind...

Have you ever been so excited or intrigued by a book cover that you just thought the book would far exceed your dreams?  Well, I was very drawn to the cover of this one, however, it didn't exceed my dreams. 

I will say the book wasn't a total loss. It just feels a little flat or too predictable...

Someone is setting fires, so far no one knows who it is. But Lori's sister is found murdered in a fire, which was in a rental house owned by their mother. 

Lori's world is changed all over again. Her little sister is gone, and Lori begins trying to figure out who done it.  

This is where it gets too predictable. First, she suspects it is one person, then she thinks of all the reasons it couldn't be that one. Then she focuses onto another person. 

Did Jessie have a secret boyfriend?  Seems she might have, but how did Lori not know about him if she did?  Where was Jessie supposed to be the night she went missing? 

As the story plugs along, you wanna have that surprise, shocking ending but I had already figured out who it was long before Lori did.  

If you want a quick read, one can easily cuddle up with a blanket, a cup of cocoa, and read it.  Probably in a day or a weekend.  I can say I will read this author again.
Thank You To NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing for and advanced copy for an honest review.

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