★★★★☆
Review:
First, I would like to thank the author, Xpresso Book Tours, and NetGalley for providing me with a digital advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
Morgan’s marriage has lost its mojo. Suspecting that her husband, Kyle, is cheating on her and knowing that he has increased their life insurance policies, she is surprised when he books a beach holiday during winter. She decides this is the perfect time to teach him a lesson and find out what he’s been doing. When she discovers blood in the sink and realizes Kyle is missing, she knows she will be the chief suspect even though she was nearly kidnapped herself. As she pieces together the mystery of what happened to Kyle and who would have a motive to kidnap him, protecting herself–from the kidnappers and from being charged–is paramount.
Morgan is a dynamic character. She is no saint, making her really interesting and questionably reliable as a narrator. Each of the characters has their own ulterior motives, and it is never clear who Morgan should trust.
A Little Getaway is marketed as a “spicy suspense thriller,” but it is not spicy at all. Morgan claims they have a “spicy marriage,” but aside from mentioning that they enjoy role-playing, there is no spice at all in the book. Not even fade-to-black. Of course, a book without spice is fine, but it was a misrepresentation of the content. I don’t read many spicy books, but I had been looking forward to seeing how Bonnie Traymore would incorporate the spice in this thriller and felt disappointed when it wasn’t included.
Fast-paced and full of suspense, overall, this twisty whodunnit and its morally grey cast of characters is a quick, fun read.
Audience: adult
Trigger warnings: violence
Recommended for fans of: mystery, suspense, morally grey characters
Publisher's Synopsis:
A little getaway takes a deadly turn, and everyone has something to hide...
Morgan Murphy has always longed for a romance for the ages. And she’s found it with the love of her life, husband Kyle Murphy—until their spicy marriage suddenly starts to cool off.
Is Kyle preoccupied and distant because of a problem with his development project? Or is it something worse? Could Kyle Murphy be...cheating? He’s hiding something, that’s for sure. And Morgan’s determined to find out what it is.
With the help of gal pal Carla Flores, Morgan tracks her husband’s movements, and the signs increasingly point to infidelity, the ultimate sin in Morgan’s book. When Kyle increases their life insurance and surprises her with a weekend getaway to get their mojo back, she goes on the offensive and hatches a plan to make him come clean about what’s been going on.
But before she can pull it off, Morgan’s attacked and nearly kidnapped, and Kyle vanishes from the resort without a trace. With no clue as to who took Kyle or why, she’s not sure who is the biggest threat: the shady investor he owes money to, the police, or the guys she hired to teach Kyle a lesson. With the clock ticking, she needs to find out soon.
Before they come for her, too.
Source:
Xpresso Book Tours via NetGalley
©Pathways Publishing: October 9, 2024
Edition: Digital ARC
261 pages
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