Review: I'll Never Tell by Catherine McKenzie

Today's featured review is for newly released psychological fiction novel, I'll Never Tell, by Canadian Author, Catherine McKenzie.

For more information on the author, visit her website here.

P L O T :

*Synopsis compliments of Goodreads

What happened to Amanda Holmes? Twenty years ago, she washed up on shore in a rowboat with a gash to the head after an overnight at Camp Macaw. No one was ever charged with a crime. Now, the MacAllister children are all grown up. After their parents die suddenly, they return to Camp to read the will and decide what to do with the prime real estate it's sitting on. Ryan, the oldest, wants to sell. Margo, the family's center, hasn't made up her mind. Mary has her own horse farm to run, and believes in leaving well-enough alone. Kate and Liddie—the twins—have opposing views. And Sean Booth, the family groundskeeper, just hopes he still has a home when all is said and done. But then the will is read and they learn that it's much more complicated than a simple vote. Until they unravel the mystery of what happened to Amanda, they can't move forward. Any one of them could have done it, and all of them are hiding key pieces of the puzzle. Will they work together to solve the mystery, or will their suspicions and secrets finally tear the family apart?

M Y T H O U G H T S :

This is the first book that I have read by Catherine McKenzie and the story was interesting. It was well paced and kept me turning the pages. The plot had me intrigued and entertained, and the mystery of who hurt Amanda all those years ago kept me guessing. I suspected a couple of the family members at different points in the story, but by the end, the final reveal came as a surprise. The chapters were told from multiple perspectives, but I didn't find it confusing or unnecessary. I enjoyed getting the point of view of each MacAllister family member, and trying to uncover who might be hiding what, who was telling the truth, and who was keeping secrets. The story had good character development, build up, and drama. All in all, I enjoyed the suspense of I'll Never Tell and I'd be happy to read more work from McKenzie in the future.