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My Best Friend's Murder - Polly Phillips

 



I'm thrilled to be part of the Blog tour for this book today.


Description

There are so many ways to kill a friendship . . .

You’re lying, sprawled at the bottom of the stairs, legs bent, arms wide.
And while this could be a tragic accident, if anyone’s got a motive to hurt you, it’s me.

Bec and Izzy have been best friends their whole lives. They have been through a lot together – from the death of Bec’s mother to the birth of Izzy’s daughter. But there’s a darker side to their friendship, and once it has been exposed, there is no turning back.
 
So when Izzy’s body is found, Bec knows that if the police decide to look for a killer, she will be the prime suspect. Because those closest to you are the ones who can hurt you the most . . .
 
The Rumour meets The Holiday in this compulsive thriller with a toxic friendship at its heart that keeps you in the dark until the final breathless pages.

Review

The book begins with Bec finding her best friend at the bottom of the stairs and judging by the title of the book although she's still breathing it doesn't look good. Bec says it looks like an accident, but she has a motive to hurt her... you have just got to read on following that!

The story begins on 1 December a couple of months before the opening sequence of Bec finding Izzy her best friend. Having been friends since school it seems Bec just trails along in awe of Izzy. I really began to question why Bec would stay loyal to someone who undermined her and her confidence at every turn. I was literally shouting B*TCH at the antics of Izzy. There is such toxicity from Izzy towards Bec that I began to wonder if they really were best friends in Izzy's eyes, was it case of "Single White Female"?  

A timeline runs through the book of the date and time of each event. I have to say that I didn't pay too much attention to that, as I was just concentrating too much on what was unfolding. On the surface two couples, Izzy and Rich with their daughter Tilly, and Bec and Ed with their respective families go about their day to day lives. But underneath dark undercurrents begin to surface and allegations and back biting abounds between them all. This starts you beginning to suspect anyone of them could be responsible for Izzy eventually lying at the foot of the stairs.

I was surprised by the ending. I think that is because the author diverted my attention in so many directions with clever misdirection that I couldn't decide what to think anymore. 

I'm giving this book 4 out of  5 stars. My thanks to Random Things Tours for the blog tour invite and an ARC to review.
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