"fascinating work of psychological suspense"
After twenty-three years of friendship, Lydia Finelli has
dropped out of the life of Claire Newman just when she gave
birth to the twins. A hurt Claire goes on with her life,
balancing her family's need against her full time job as a
star journalist at Nationweek. When Claire runs into Lydia
at the local bakery, she asks Claire if she can call her,
Claire who'd desperately needs to know why Lydia cut her
off so completely agrees. Lydia sets up an appointment for Claire to meet her at her
home. When Claire arrives, she finds Lydia dead in her
bed, the victim of an apparent suicide. Claire
reestablishes her relationship with Lydia's husband Matthew
and his son Collin but can't help wondering why Lydia
killed herself. As she starts investigating she finds
small, but almost insignificant clues that prove that Lydia
may have been murdered and she goes all out to confirm her
theory even when she knows she is putting her own life in
danger. Beth Brophy's underlying theme throughout the whole book is
that evil often wears the face of goodness so people can't
tell the monster living amongst them. Readers' hearts will
go out to the heroine, a woman hurt by her friend's
coldness, but who still cares enough about her to bring her
killer to justice and make sure that her son is
psychologically healing. Claire treats Lydia's death as
she would a news-breaking story, investigating all
reasonable theories and following up on the smallest
clues. MY EX-BEST FRIEND is a fascinating work of
psychological suspense. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted June 29, 2003
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