Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The Other Side of the Door by Nicci French

This was a fascinating mystery. The main character is Bonnie, a music teacher who is on her summer break. When the book begins, Bonnie is at a friend's. Not unusual - except for the fact there is a dead body on the floor and she has to decide what to do about it. The rest of the book goes back and forth between "before" and "after" the dead body makes its appearance. We find out that Bonnie had plans to lay low during the summer and fix up her new flat. Everything changes when an engaged friend asks Bonnie for a special wedding present. She wants Bonnie and her former band to play at her reception. Bonnie tries to say no with the excuse that they haven't played together for a long time and not everyone would be available to practice. She is finally worn down and has to go about gathering a band - which ends up being a mixture of new and old friends.
This book went quickly and I didn't have a clue who had done what and why. There were plenty of twists. Check it out if you like mysteries!

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