Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed on 1/20/2017 + 1223 more book reviews

Pretty good thriller told from the perspective of the three female protagonists in the book. The first, Rachel, is the girl on the train who is also an alcoholic who has lost her job and pretends to go to work each day by taking the same train she was taking to work. The train goes by a house with an ideal couple she fantasizes about and who she names Jess and Jason. This couple turns out to live a few houses down from where Rachel used to live with her ex-husband, Tom. Tom is now married to Anna, the second narrator in the story. And Megan, the third narrator is actually Jess from Rachel's fantasy. And then one day, Megan disappears and turns up murdered. But why did this happen and who is the murderer...that is the crux of this mystery that is full of twists and turns and false leads. Rachel happened to be on the street where Megan disappeared on the night it happened but she was drunk and blacked out and could not remember what had happened. Was she somehow involved? Lots of unanswered questions eventually leading to an unexpected conclusion. Overall, I would recommend this taut thriller. Now I want to see the movie version that came out last year!

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