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Monday 24 September 2018

Guess Who


Author: Chris McGeorge
Genre: Suspense
Type: e-book
Source: NetGalley
Publisher: Harlequin - Hanover Square Press
First Published: September 18, 2018
First Line: "The school is quiet by the time I get back."

Book Description from GoodReads: The rules are simple. The game is not. 

At eleven years old, Morgan Sheppard solved the murder of a teacher when everyone else believed it to be a suicide. The publicity surrounding the case laid the foundation for his reputation as a modern-day Sherlock Holmes. He parlayed that fame into a gig as TV’s “resident detective,” solving the more typical tawdry daytime talk show mysteries like “Who is the father?” and “Is he cheating?”

Until, that is, Sheppard wakes up handcuffed to a bed in an unfamiliar hotel room. Around him, five strangers are slowly waking up, as well. Soon they discover a corpse in the bathtub and Sheppard is challenged to put his deductive skills to the test. One of the people in the room is the killer. He has three hours to solve the murder. If he doesn’t find the killer, they all will die.

An ingenious, page-turning debut, Chris McGeorge’s Guess Who matches the high-wire plotting of classic “locked room” mysteries into the unstoppable pacing of the modern-day thriller.


Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to the publisher for providing me with a complimentary digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

My Rating: 2 stars

My Review: I was drawn to this book based on the premise. A locked room. One body and a gaggle of suspects. That's a solid premise for a whodunnit. 

For the first third of the book I kept guessing the identity of the murderer, but the book quickly lost steam and the suspense suffered for it. There was a decent twist, but the flash backs were clunky at best and the characters, even the Jerry Springer-wannabe were underdeveloped and generally speaking a one-dimensional bunch.

I give kudos for the interesting premise but with an ending that felt rushed, a lack of tension and a big reveal that was so far-fetched that it was ridiculous, this isn't a book I'd recommend for diehard fans of suspense.

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