Wow. I guess I am on a creepy-murdery-scary story kick right now. While away on vacation this weekend, I finished up our latest book club selection: Blood and Money by Thomas Thompson.
{SPOILER ALERT}
Thompson reels you in by regaling you with tales of Joan Robinson and her scads of men and money. Robinson is the apple of her father's eye, a horsewoman, a little rough around the edges, but quite beautiful. She is at the top of her game when she falls for the quiet plastic surgeon, John Hill.
Storybook magic at work? Not quite. Instead the marriage is plagued by infidelity and dislike. Its rough to read at times. And then, suddenly, Joan is dead. Readers are left puzzling over the presented evidence. Did John Hill poison his wife to get rid of her? That's what Joan's father thinks and with the kind of money that Ash Robinson has, it's an idea that gets planted all around town...even in the D.A.'s office. John Hill has his life turned upside down, goes to trial, is acquitted. Takes two other wives. Lives in the shadow of Ash Robinson's meddling, until one day, after returning from vacation, he is gunned down in his own foyer. A "robbery".
And that is only part of the story.
It is definitely compelling. The ending gets bogged down with too much minutia and the author obviously has a pretty grand opinion of his writing skills. Sometimes it can be a bit much. All in all, however, I was intrigued and look forward to hearing what the other book club ladies thought about it!
{SPOILER ALERT}
Thompson reels you in by regaling you with tales of Joan Robinson and her scads of men and money. Robinson is the apple of her father's eye, a horsewoman, a little rough around the edges, but quite beautiful. She is at the top of her game when she falls for the quiet plastic surgeon, John Hill.
Storybook magic at work? Not quite. Instead the marriage is plagued by infidelity and dislike. Its rough to read at times. And then, suddenly, Joan is dead. Readers are left puzzling over the presented evidence. Did John Hill poison his wife to get rid of her? That's what Joan's father thinks and with the kind of money that Ash Robinson has, it's an idea that gets planted all around town...even in the D.A.'s office. John Hill has his life turned upside down, goes to trial, is acquitted. Takes two other wives. Lives in the shadow of Ash Robinson's meddling, until one day, after returning from vacation, he is gunned down in his own foyer. A "robbery".
And that is only part of the story.
It is definitely compelling. The ending gets bogged down with too much minutia and the author obviously has a pretty grand opinion of his writing skills. Sometimes it can be a bit much. All in all, however, I was intrigued and look forward to hearing what the other book club ladies thought about it!
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