The Dead Girl in 2A by Carter Wilson is one of those books that ended up being completely different from what I thought it would be after reading the synopsis. Readers are told that Jake Buchannan and Clara Stowe have a chance encounter on an airplane which seems to spark a long-forgotten memory within them. However, before they can figure out the mystery, Clara shares that she has a death wish - she plans to kill herself in the Colorado mountains - and then promptly disappears in a crowded airport. What I assumed would follow was a tense game of cat and mouse wrapped up in a novel of psychological suspense. However, what this story truly is about is something quite different, and I was pleasantly surprised.
Having already read more "gone girl" novels than I can count, I actually put off reading this book because I figured it would follow much in the same vein. However, there is something much more interesting and sinister lurking in these pages, and this storyline was unlike any that I have personally read. While I won't spoil the novel for potential readers, I will say that if you think this is just another suspense novel of a women succumbing to a cruel, cruel world, while a man tries to save her from certain death, think again.
The Dead Girl in 2A has an intriguing mystery at its core that goes much deeper than who is Clara Stowe and why she plans to commit suicide. While the book is called "The Dead Girl in 2A," its primary focus is a small cast of interconnected characters, and not just Clara herself. How these characters end up being entwined is quite intriguing and dark, and this multi-layered premise will pull in and entertain both male and female readers alike. This book was reminiscent of a blockbuster thriller, and will appeal to readers who enjoy nefarious plots and characters. The Dead Girl in 2A is action-packed and plot-driven, so readers wanting to read something more introspective and psychological, may want to pass on this one.
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Rating: **** Stars (I really liked it)
Reviewer: Brooke, Public Relations Librarian
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GENRE: Multiple Perspectives; Psychological Suspense
TONE: Creepy; Disturbing
STORYLINE: Intricately Plotted
WRITING STYLE: Compelling
LOCATION: Colorado
SUBJECT: Amnesia; Change; Experiments; Flights; Guilt; Interpersonal Relations; Loss; Memory; Suicide
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