Who killed Jack Sullivan?Welcome to Hamlet. Population: 192.
You can’t find it on any map, GPS, or directions site. A small village tucked between a mountain and a valley, Hamlet is the sort of place where everyone knows everyone—and their business, too. There’s no television. No internet. No phones. Only one way in and, for the locals, barely any way out. The sheriff is the law, the only doctor … the law, the only doctor moonlights as the coroner, and outsiders hardly ever come to town.
Murders are even rarer.
A treacherous storm, a flat tire, and a touch of serendipity causes Tessa Sullivan and her husband Jack to stumble upon the narrow strait that leads into Hamlet. It was supposed to be a one night stop until the rain let up and Jack could figure out how to fix the tire—until Tess lands herself in the local jail cell overnight and Jack is found dead in their hotel room the next morning.
There’s no doubt it was murder, but with Sullivan’s gentle wife having an airtight alibi, the sheriff has to wonder: who had any cause to kill the outsider? And is he the only victim?
Dr. De Angelis doesn’t think so. Neither does Deputy Walsh. With Tess looking more and more like the killer’s next target, both men take the time to comfort and protect the young widow. But only one of them is sincere. The other just wants her to himself now that her husband is out of the way.
Alone and afraid, who can she trust?
* Don’t Trust Me is a full-length murder mystery/ domestic thriller novel (85,000+ words) set in Hamlet, a cozy small town in the middle of nowhere—where everyone knows your name and, even so, no one is safe…
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Loved the book, but was surprised by the ending.
This book was a OMG trying to figure out who the killer was.
I just couldn’t put it down.
I love this book but was very upset that the ending left you hanging.
They obviously wanted to sell more books.If you don’t mind the the ending you probably would like this book too.
It had a surprising twist but too contrived.
I liked the story until the end. I didn’t care for how it twisted and then seemed to end quickly.
Excellent reading, couldnt put it down!
Can’t recommend this book, poorly written, not believable ….forced myself to finish because I rarely do not finish a book.
This was just ok. A quick easy read
Won’t be buying the next book to see what happens. Events couldn’t have happened as told to result in the outcome. Feel like I was lied to to throw me off.
On its surface Don’t Trust Me by Jessica Lynch is a murder mystery with an interesting puzzle. The prime suspect in the murder of Jack is his wife, Tessie/Tess/Tessa. That goes with the time-honored theory that it is more likely the spouse, or at least people closest to the victim, committed the crime. But Tessie was in jail during the night of the murder. While that mystery percolates in the reader’s mind, Tessie, although grief-stricken, seems to appreciate the possibilities of future relationships or play with Deputy Sheriff Mason who put her in jail for drunk driving on the night of the husband’s murder. She also is impressed, as in take-my-breath-away by Hamlet’s only doctor and medical examiner by default, Dr. Lucas, the guy that cremated her husband’s body.
The town has a tough-as-nails Sheriff, Caitlan, who also happens to be the ex-wife of Dr. Lucas. A beautiful woman obsessed with her job as Sheriff, she is also obsessed with Dr. Lucas. She didn’t divorce him; he had left her. Readers note that Dr. Lucas couldn’t stand Caitlin’s controlling nature. At this point, readers might remember that Tess and Jack were on a trip that was to be a second honeymoon. An accident resulting in a flat tire had landed them for one night at Hamlet’s only Inn. The two were going on a second honeymoon because their marriage wasn’t working out. As far as Tess was concerned, she could no longer stand Jack’s controlling nature.
One husband dead. Tess looking with lust at Deputy Mason. Tess looking with lust at Dr. Lucas. Caitlin looking with lust at Dr. Lucas. Deputy Mason looking with lust at Tess and with disgust at Dr. Lucas. The doctor returning feelings of disgust for Mason at a higher level as he tries to develop a relationship with Tess. Above it all, we have the shining, innocent, misunderstood Tess who just wants to go back to working as a kindergarten teacher. She doesn’t want anyone controlling her life. Having gotten away from one controlling man (the dead Jack) she doesn’t intend to submit to either Deputy Mason or Dr. Lucas.
I felt I had gone from reading what started out as an interesting murder mystery to a weepy, long, too detailed romance novel. Tess is constantly on the edge of tears for one reason or the other. Everything is a trigger for deep emotional trauma and depression. But that doesn’t stop her from playing an almost flirtatious role with competing suiters. She doesn’t encourage either of them; that would not be proper. But she can’t seem to avoid getting physically excited when around either of them. This drew out the mystery over many, many pages.
There is a surprise ending that I was sure I saw coming. I was half right. If your genre is romance, you will probably like this novel. If your genres are crime and mystery; this story drags on for too long. I give it 3.7 stars and will round the Amazon rating up to four stars. Readers of romance novels jump in and promote the story with more stars than I could give. I was happy that this was a free read through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
Very intriguing!
Surprise ending
I thought I had this book all figured out, until the last chapter pulled the rug out from under me. This was very well done.
Excellent book with a surprise ending!!
WOW! I did really enjoy this book, I would love to read more books by this auther!
An easy read with an unexpected ending.
This seemed very dark and disturbing. Further, the ending leaves the reader crying out for justice of which none seems to be coming.
I found this one to be incredibly creative; there were certain actions in the book that I found hard to understand. Overall, it is very readable. The characters are not particularly likable, but overall, I liked the book.
Doesn’t drag. Keeps you in suspense.
Love this author.
Thought I had it figured out, I was wrong! Usually I figure all mysteries out but not this one