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Crooked Little Lies by Barbara Taylor Sissel

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Lauren is a recovering drug addict. Jeff is Lauren's devoted but wary husband. Bo is a mentally challenged young man that wanders the town. Annie is Bo's step-sister and protector. Bo goes missing, Lauren can't account for some of her time, Jeff's business is floundering, and Annie struggles with loss. Throw in some other minor characters, and a police investigation, and you've got yourself a thriller.

Category
Fiction, Thriller

Why I chose this book
Kindle First

My personal opinion (the review)
Due to the language component, I cannot recommend this book. But the story line was pretty good, the characters were believable, the plot twist was excellent- generally a really good book. Not great, but really good. I won't read it twice, but it was probably worth one read. Even without the language, it would have been really good still, not great.

Warnings
Language: yes, several F-words sprinkled throughout
Violence: referenced, but not live action
"Adult" situations: couple brief romance scenes with vague descriptions
Death: yes, and of a major character

Movie rating equivalent
R, for language

Protagonist description
Lauren is broken and trying hard to recover, but her guilt and continued problems won't let her

Point of view of story
Third, switching between Lauren's and Annie's perspective

Book length
Medium

Story flow
Excellent

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
None, really. All the loose ends were tied up nicely by the end

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