Mona Pringle, the local 911 operator, is calling Charlotte Adams with her own emergency: Serena Redding, a high school “mean girl” who used to torment Mona, is coming back for a reunion. When Mona talks about how good it would feel to kill Serena, Charlotte doesn’t believe she means it. But when a woman who looks like Serena is killed in a hit- and-run, and another former mean girl is also run … down, Charlotte realizes she needs to look both ways for the now-missing Mona.
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This is my first foray into this delightful series but I really enjoyed myself through out the entire book. Twists and turns all over the place, miss-directions, a type of cat and mouse game, oh my! I related to Charlotte’s character a lot. Like her, I have OCD and it’s a pain in the butt and also a joy to live with at the same time. The compulsion part of it is the part that is the pain in the butt. The joy of having everything just so and in it’s rightful place is the joy.
I felt like the whole time I was reading this that hey, someone out there finally gets me. Charlotte through out the entire book is only trying to be helpful. She’s not trying to tell the police by her actions or words that she is better than they are or that they don’t know their job. It’s just that Mona is a friend and she feels obligated to help because she was drawn into the situation by Mona’s calls and because of her history with the mean girls from school back in the day.
I enjoyed this mystery a lot. In all honesty, I couldn’t really feel any sympathy for the mean girl victims. Now, the others, yes, absolutely. However, I do believe that what you sow is what you reap and well, I am not sure if those women had finally grown up and matured or not. Yes, I very much believe in second chances. However, I also know that those that thrive on abuse and control aren’t necessarily going to wake up one day and go ‘oh yeah, I think I will be an actual human being today instead of being a heartless jerk,’ And I think that this book did a great job of showing all of that too. Second chances, belief in human kindness, and the ability to finally be able to let something or someone go.
This is my first book by this author. I really enjoyed the uniqueness of the plot and all of the characters. I especially loved the dogs. I loved the ending. It made me say wow! Now who would’ve expected that? Fantastic book. I highly recommend it. I loved all of the organization tips as well and I plan to try a few of them out. I will be definitely reading more of these books. They are absolutely wonderful.
Thanks to NetGalley and to the author and publishers for the ability to read this fantastic book. All opinions are my own and completely honest.
The mean girls are back in town. Mona, the local 911 operator was bullied relentlessly by them and she is not happy to have them return. She fantasizes to Charlotte, our protagonist, that she would like to see the face of the queen bee of mean girls splattered against her windshield. When a woman bearing a resemblance to her is killed in a hit and run, Charlotte begins to worry about Mona and as another of the gang is killed she begins to investigate-she can’t help herself!
This is a solid mystery and I will admit I was completely flummoxed at how it played out-but it made sense and didn’t come out of left field. I have not read other books in the series and I didn’t feel as it hampered my enjoyment of the book.
I received an ARC from the publisher via Net Galley but the opinion expressed is my own.