He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker Review
5 Smooches
Synopsis
A woman who almost had it all . . .
On the surface, Celine Gonzalez had everything a twenty-eight-year-old woman could want: a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a job that (mostly) paid the bills, and an acceptance letter to the prestigious Hollingsworth Institute of Art, where she would finally live out her dream of becoming an antiques appraiser for a major auction house. All she had worked so hard to achieve was finally within her reach. So why would she kill herself?
A man who was supposed to be her salvation . . .
Maggie Sparkes arrives in New York City to pack up what’s left of her best friend’s belongings after a suicide that has left everyone stunned. The police have deemed the evidence conclusive: Celine got into bed, downed a lethal cocktail of pills and vodka, and never woke up. But when Maggie discovers a scandalous photograph in a lock box hidden in Celine’s apartment, she begins asking questions. Questions about the man Celine fell in love with. The man she never told anyone about, not even Maggie. The man Celine believed would change her life.
Until he became her ruin.
On the hunt for evidence that will force the police to reopen the case, Maggie uncovers more than she bargained for about Celine’s private life—and inadvertently puts herself on the radar of a killer. A killer who will stop at nothing to keep his crimes undiscovered.
Review
WOW! Where do even begin when reviewing this insanely addictive and suspenseful book. I adore K.A. Tuckers books and while many of her other novels have been romances that develop during the course of a mystery this story is incredibly unique from those in that while it has some small romantic and sexual aspects the main focus is on solving the crime and the twists and turns that happen during the course of the main characters investigation.
“This man was once my salvation. Now he will be my ruin.”
So often in the book I thought I knew who this tag line was talking about only to turn the page and have a whole new theory. I love to be kept on my twos and the way the information slowly unfolded for Maggie, our heroine, made it impossible to guess what the outcome would be.
“Money is a tantalizing whore, isn’t she.”
Maggie is in New York, a place she hates, to pack up the belongs of her closest friend who has just dies of an apparent suicide but during the process it is clear that things just do not add up and soon one small hunch turns into a full fledged attempt to get all the information she can and solve the murder of her dearest friend, a friend who had way more secrets than Maggie could have ever guessed. I so desperately want to dissect and reveal every surprising plot twist but then you my dear reader would know them all way too soon but trust me each page is like a puzzle piece and they don’t all fit together perfectly till you get to the very end.
“I have an unwritten rule against two dicks in one day. It’s a new rule, because the opportunity has never arisen before, but it’s one I’m feeling committed to.”
While the book has a very serious tone to it overall, KA Tucker did a great job at lightening the mood here and there to keep the story moving. As always I adore her writing style and love how her characters always feel so real to me. A true highlight for me was that this book was more about the depths of friendship than anything else. Maggie and Celine had been best friends for most of their lives and that kind of love and commitment does not disappear upon death.
“Everyone has secrets.”
He Will Be My Ruin is fast paced, suspenseful and will have you guessing all the way through.
~miranda
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