I didn’t guess the murderer until close to the end, which was enjoyable (even though now that I think about there were some pretty obvious clues). Banner did an amazing job of bringing the setting to life. I was questioning everyone in this book, including the narrator. The best thing about After Nightfall is the author’s ability to cast doubt on all of the characters. Numerous characters come under suspicion for Lauren's murder, and Marissa needs to solve what happened to her former friend before she meets a similar fate. Marissa, not too happy with Lauren, tells her they can talk the next day which turns out to be too late because Lauren winds up dead. When Lauren abruptly leaves the party, she tells Marissa she needs to speak with her about Nathan. Making things worse, upon accepting Nathan’s proposal, Nathan’s 9-year-old daughter is visibly upset, as is his sister-in-law, Hedra. Lauren, Marissa’s former childhood best friend, continuously flirts with Nathan, even though her husband Jensen is present. When Marissa and Nathan throw an engagement dinner party, things don’t go as planned. Banner keeps readers on a razor-sharp edge in this intricately plotted novel of psychological suspense…in which nothing is as it seems.Īfter Nightfall is a decent mystery with a solid twist. The more she investigates, the more she questions everything she thought she knew about her friends, the man she once trusted, and even herself.īestselling author A. But what she remembers happening after nightfall now carries sinister implications: the ugly sniping, the clandestine meetings, the drunken flirtations. Did she fall? Was she pushed? Or did she take a purposeful step into darkness? Desperate for answers, Marissa digs deep into the events of the party.

She should be celebrating her upcoming wedding, but she can’t shake the image of her friend lying dead on the beach. Newly engaged Marissa Parlette is living this nightmare. After an awful night, your friend’s battered, lifeless body is found at the bottom of a rocky cliff. But seething hostilities rise to the surface, ruining everyone’s evening. Years later, when she seeks forgiveness, you invite her to your engagement party as a gesture of reconciliation. Imagine your closest friend utterly betraying you.

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