In a world filled with so much falseness… this is crazy possible. ` Sheila

Mark and Allie Ross have moved to a classy DC suburb with their 6-year-old son, Cole. The neighbors are close to one another, and when the couple is invited to a neighborhood party, Allie is desperate to make a good impression.

She does anything but.

When Rob Avery, a dad at the party, flirts with Allie, it all seems harmless – until Allie finds he follows her to the bathroom and attempts to assault her, calling her by an old nickname she hasn’t been called since high school – “Lexi”. While nothing happens, the next day, this dad is found dead.

Soon, the police are at Allie’s door – eye witnesses had seen her at the party with Rob, and evidence shows that Allie has a Tinder account, has social media posts of herself in provocative positions, and there is a record of texts between her and Rob.

The truth is – Allie has done none of these things. But proving her innocence against a full-on hacking of all of her devices proves to be an uphill battle.

Allie’s reputation, both professionally and personally, is at stake. Even Mark, her biggest cheerleader, is starting to look at her differently, and Allie is starting to feel a little foggy on details herself, starting to forget commitments she has made. As the situation escalates, Allie must reach back into a past that she never wanted to remember.

What is so crazy great and spooky at the same time about this book is how easily this could happen. In this world of AI that can take your photo and put you anywhere – doing anything... You can see how this could happen.

The story is written well – a nice flow from introducing us to our main protagonist and flowing right into the neighborhood party to the murder. I like that we get right to it and not the rest of the book is figuring out what the heck is going on 😀

Author Aggie Thompson does a nice job in this debut book….Often I find gaps and loose threads in books that bother me or feel unnecessary or false to the storyline… I have none of that here. Just good creepy fun.

Rated: 4 out of 5
Read Author Before: No
Read Author Again: Yes
Where Read: Fort Myers, Florida

Any triggers – attempted assault

Bookclub Worthy: yes! What a great discussion this can be about social media and how false things are easily acceptable now. You also have what happened to Allie and how and how you as a spouse or significant other woudl react if this were happening to your partner, and all evidence points to it being real.

Food suggestions: You have the party, so really anything you would bring to a neighborhood gathering works.