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Author: Jennifer Dubois
Genre: Mystery
Length: 384 pages
Published: 2013
Publisher: Random House
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) When Lily Hayes arrives in Buenos Aires for her semester abroad, she is enchanted by everything she encounters: the colorful buildings, the street food, the handsome, elusive man next door. Her studious roommate Katy is a bit of a bore, but Lily didn’t come to Argentina to hang out with other Americans.
Five weeks later, Katy is found brutally murdered in their shared home, and Lily is the prime suspect. But who is Lily Hayes? It depends on who’s asking. As the case takes shape—revealing deceptions, secrets, and suspicious DNA—Lily appears alternately sinister and guileless through the eyes of those around her: the media, her family, the man who loves her and the man who seeks her conviction. With mordant wit and keen emotional insight, Cartwheel offers a prismatic investigation of the ways we decide what to see—and to believe—in one another and ourselves.
Five weeks later, Katy is found brutally murdered in their shared home, and Lily is the prime suspect. But who is Lily Hayes? It depends on who’s asking. As the case takes shape—revealing deceptions, secrets, and suspicious DNA—Lily appears alternately sinister and guileless through the eyes of those around her: the media, her family, the man who loves her and the man who seeks her conviction. With mordant wit and keen emotional insight, Cartwheel offers a prismatic investigation of the ways we decide what to see—and to believe—in one another and ourselves.
My Review:
I give this book a 5 out of 5.
I read an ARC copy of this novel that I won on Goodreads. The story starts out following Andrew Hayes, Lily's father, as he arrives in Buenos Aires after her arrest with her sister, Anna. After a few chapters, the story jumps back a month to when Lily first came to Buenos Aires and begins to follow her. You get to see from a variety of different people how they view Lily, including how she views herself. Absent from these point of views is Katy, the victim. I'm sure this is meant intentionally as the story is really not about the murder, but how people view each other and themselves.
This was really a great novel. And at the end you're still left with the question of "Did Lily really kill Katy?". The reader is left with making that decision for him or herself. If you love a good character study: you'll love this book.
This was really a great novel. And at the end you're still left with the question of "Did Lily really kill Katy?". The reader is left with making that decision for him or herself. If you love a good character study: you'll love this book.
You can purchase Cartwheel through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format.
Have you read Cartwheel? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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