Because I’ve been interspersing Silver Birch contenders with my “adult” books, it’s been difficult to keep track of what I’ve read, so thank goodness I write everything down in my notebook or I would have completely forgotten about another book I read this month, between An Audience of Chairs and The Lost Bookshop.
In British author Clare MacIntosh's It’s Not What You Think, thirty-something single mom Nadeeka is sure her too-good-to-be-true boyfriend is having an affair. She’s seen the signs before. So when she comes home to surprise him, thinking he’s with another woman, she is more than shocked to find him dead on her living room floor, police and detectives steering her away from the scene of the crime and consoling her on her loss. But as she tries to get answers from the detective, this twisty tale gets more and more complex, and she (and we) learn that she must question everything and everyone she thinks she can trust, and that a suspected affair is the least of her worries in this excellently crafted domestic thriller. I can’t tell you any more because I don’t want to give anything away, but I think this is one of MacIntosh's best books yet. And while it has so many twists and turns that you might suffer whiplash, it’s actually all credible, and paints a potential reality that is very scary indeed. I would highly recommend this book, but be warned that it’s not a light read; rather, it's a serious look at what could easily happen, and is probably happening right now, possibly in some city or town near you.
That’s all for today. Get outside and enjoy the lovely weather! Oh, and sorry to say that the Montreal Canadiens lost game 5 last night, so the Carolina Hurricanes will go on to play against the Vegas Golden Knights for the 20206 Stanley Cup. Sad for us, good for my newly restored reading time at night. Win or lose, I’ll always be a Habs fan. Stay cool and keep reading!
Bye for now… Julie
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