It’s been twelve years since Kira Shanks was reported missing and presumed dead. Alex Salerno has been living in New York City, piecemealing paychecks to earn a livable wage, trying to forget those three days locked underground and her affair with Sean Riley, the married detective who rescued her. When Noah Lee, hometown reporter with a journalistic pedigree, requests an interview, Alex returns to Reine and Riley, reopening old wounds. What begins as a Q&A for a newspaper article soon turns into an opportunity for money, closure and—justice. The disappearance of Kira Shanks has long been hung on Benny Brudzienski, a hulking man-child who is currently a brain-addled guest at the Galloway State Mental Hospital. But after Alex reconnects with ex-classmates and frenemies, doubts are cast on that guilt. Alex is drawn into a dangerous game of show and tell in an insular town where everyone has a secret to hide. And as more details emerge about the night Kira Shanks went missing, Alex discovers there are some willing to kill to protect the horrific truth.
In the modern vein of Girl on the Train and The Bone Collector, The One That Got Away is a dark, psychological thriller, featuring a compelling, conflicted heroine and a page-turning narrative that races toward its final, shocking conclusion.
My Review:
3 Stars
So there are kind of two stories in this book. The story of Alex before and the redemption of Alex after. While I enjoyed the premise this story presented, I don't feel that it was produced in a manner that made for a good story.
A lot of the book is Alex hating herself and second guessing everything. No matter the praise she receives or the admiration that's thrown her way, Alex is still a pissed off sore excuse for a survivor. Given her attitude I would have expected a stronger person. Not some blase character that doesn't give a shit about anything.
The one part of the book that I enjoyed was Benny's relationship with Kira.
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