Official Review: Pearl River Mansion by Richard Schwartz [2020 Book of the Year, based on your votes!]

[enna_idEsrun]

Murder mystery thrillers with thickening plots and chilling twists usually make for exhilarating reads. Pearl River Mansion sounds like it promises to be just that kind of novel. Despite the length and stomach-churning, violent death scenes, I am pretty tempted to add this one to my shelves. Thanks for the great review!

[Miercoles]

The author has done well to create interest in the characters from the very beginning of this book. Once engaged, you probably do not even realize that it is five hundred pages long. Great review.

[lavkathleen]

Wow. This is definitely my thing. It also seems like the author did a thorough work on the characters: taking their time on introducing them, getting in the depths of their personalities, and their dynamics with each other. The plot is interesting, too. Looks like it's worthy of being the 2020 Book of the Year.

[Fabulous mind]

Who must have kidnapped Rachel, and why do both families desire to raise her instead of Cody? This book seems like an engaging one, I can't wait to read them.

[Scerakor]

I love a good mystery with plenty of twists and turns, so I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what actually happened to Rachael!

[todwyer01]

From a sampling, this seems like an interesting thriller-mystery following a father and widower whose daughter, whom both his father and deceased wife's family want to raise as their own, goes missing. Two detectives are assigned to the case. Will they find her? It might be worth a second look. Well done.

[Creole]

The author did an excellent job of captivating readers with this story, making it BOTY. Thanks for a beautiful review. Along with the sample pages, it sparked my interest in the book.

[Justine Ocsebio]

Family secrets, a missing girl, and a relentless investigation. Where could Rachael be and what is her family hiding? An intriguing storyline and some strong, well-developed characters make this book sounds like a great read!

[Chrystal Oaks]

This thriller novel sounds like it is thorough, intense, and well-written. It's exciting that it won the 2020 BOTY. Great review!

[Romi Ramb]

Wow! A family drama with twists and lies, and You add to that a troubled past, I truly understand your eagerness to read the 500 pages. I would feel the same! Great review, very thorough.

[Mary Lou Mills]

This book sounds intense. I'm very interested and will keep it in mind for a beach read. I like your review. Especially since you brought up the importance of the minor characters and how the author kept it together.

[Lisa A Rayburn]

Firstly, excellent review! Now, I'm not much on mysteries, and I really don't think I could stomach reading an entire book with Tyler and Joan as two of the main characters. Let's just say my opinion is that both of them are 'lower than a snake's belly.' I think Sarah's kin would agree. Kudo's to the author for creating what seems to be an engrossing tale, but I'll be skipping this one.

[Sirajuddin A]

The storyline sounds quite engaging and would like to ponder over the family secrets of this page-turner.

[Verna Coy]

This book suits its genre well and I thought that the cover was very well-designed considering the type of story the book contains. Thank you for a detailed review, it’s great that at book showed such nice character-development.

[Reva Parker]

Thanks for the great review. From reading the sample, there were parts that Ireally liked and parts that I didn't like because of the behaviors of the characters. Does make me wonder what all secrets there are and whose secrets they are.