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A review by thegirlwiththebookonthecouch
The Murder Game by Julie Apple, Catherine McKenzie
5.0
The Murder Game was one of the most exciting experiences in my reading career. The novel is written by the main character of Catherine McKenzie’s other novel, Fractured. Fractured was released before The Murder Game, so I read them in that intended order. Throughout Fractured, there are many references to The Murder Game, so I was dying to read this one by the time I had finished Fractured.
Meredith Delay is working at her job at the prosecutor’s office when a gruesome case comes across her desk that makes her stomach churn; one of her law school friends is being tried for murder, and she has been put on the case. Meredith asks to be recused from the case, but because she has not had a relationship with Julian, the accused, in years, her boss tells her she must prosecute it. Not only does Meredith have to prosecute an old friend, the lawyer Julian chooses is her law school on and off boyfriend Johnathon. Hoping against all odds to not get tangled back into her law school friends’ pasts, Meredith dives into the case to convict Julian.
No matter how objective she tries to remain, though, she can’t help but remember that old game they all used to play together born of Julian’s obsession to concoct the perfect murder. Is Julian as innocent as he proclaims to be? He doesn’t give off a guilty vibe as the trial stretches on, but how can Meredith be sure?
Told in two timelines, one in law school, and one in the present, you won’t be able to put this down until Meredith discovers the twisty truth.
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Meredith Delay is working at her job at the prosecutor’s office when a gruesome case comes across her desk that makes her stomach churn; one of her law school friends is being tried for murder, and she has been put on the case. Meredith asks to be recused from the case, but because she has not had a relationship with Julian, the accused, in years, her boss tells her she must prosecute it. Not only does Meredith have to prosecute an old friend, the lawyer Julian chooses is her law school on and off boyfriend Johnathon. Hoping against all odds to not get tangled back into her law school friends’ pasts, Meredith dives into the case to convict Julian.
No matter how objective she tries to remain, though, she can’t help but remember that old game they all used to play together born of Julian’s obsession to concoct the perfect murder. Is Julian as innocent as he proclaims to be? He doesn’t give off a guilty vibe as the trial stretches on, but how can Meredith be sure?
Told in two timelines, one in law school, and one in the present, you won’t be able to put this down until Meredith discovers the twisty truth.
Check out more - www.himynameisk8.com