Sunstroke

Read as part of book club. Not something I would normally pick up. Premise was interesting -- guy disappears, possibly dead, and the only person who goes looking for him is his secretary who has a bit of a love obsession over him. The resulting twists and turns, coupled with flashbacks, were intrigu......more

What started out as quite a good idea didn't turn into a good book! I felt it was just me but the book dragged in the middle and to be honest I didn't care if the guy who might or might not have been murdered, was alive or dead! I had to force myself to keep on reading, the author must believe that......more

It started off well enough. The backstory we were fed to develop Gloria's backstory was believable. Unfortunately, I found myself agreeing with the majority of the characters in the book in that I didn't care what really happened to Carl. I can suspend belief enough in the various explanations of wh......more

This is Jesse Kellerman's first published novel - I've read his others but missed this one until now. He's a great talent - he writes well, his characters are complex, and the plots... well, hoo boy, you never know what's coming. Very unexpected. First you think, oh yeah, this thing is going to happ......more

I thought this book was decent, I kinda got lost in the end but maybe that’s just bc I was tired......more