Bad Things
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- £5.49
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
Some mistakes you have to live with . . .
One victim succumbs to an overdose. Another is brutally bludgeoned to death. Each, in turn, will pay. Because you never forget the friends you make in high school—or the enemies . . .
And others . . .
In the wake of her stepbrother Nick’s death, Kerry Monaghan is visiting Edwards Bay. Kerry has just returned to the small town overlooking an arm of Puget Sound that she left before high school, though not before falling hard and fast for Cole Sheffield, now with the local PD. But Nick’s death may be more than an accident. And soon there are others—all former teenage friends, linked by a dark obsession.
You will die for . . .
With Cole’s help, Kerry sets out to learn the truth about what happened to Nick. But within Edwards Bay is a shocking legacy built on envy and lust—and a secret that has unleashed a killer’s unstoppable fury . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bush's romantic thriller centered on a reunion gone wrong is disappointingly bland. A reunion of high school friends ends as such events often do: in a drunken haze. When party girl Diana Conger wakes, she's shocked once to find former high school heartthrob Nick Radnor in her bed, and again when she sees that he's dead. While the rest of the gang a parade of stick-figure clich s are quick to place blame on Diana when the autopsy of Nick reveals a heroin overdose, Nick's stepsister, Kerry, and their former classmate, police officer Cole Sheffield, set out to uncover the truth, revealing a series of events that beg the platitude of learning who your real friends are. In the background of the suspense plot, Kerry and Cole develop a thin romantic link. Though Bush provides consistent tone, the massive cast, complicated relationships, and even more complicated personal conflicts create a soap opera feel rather than suspense. The story moves quickly, but the payoff is buried under inconsequential details, and forced character drama makes the happy ending feel hollow. Neither romance readers nor suspense fans will get much out of this.
