We have Morgan with elements including DUI, prison, alcoholism, feelings of guilt, art restoration work, family and even romance. There are a lot of different elements in play in both past and present POVs. The dual timeline structure turned this story into a complex, rich and very much satisfying historical fiction read… The POV switches only adding to the suspense and the mystery around Anna and the mural instead of distracting you. I felt both Morgan in the present and Anna in the past were equally important, equally well developed and equally crucial to the plot. I think Diane Chamberlain hit the nail on the head with this story though. The story is told with the help of a dual timeline and two POVs, something that can go either way for me as it is very hard to get the balance between past and present just right.

What made Big Lies In A Small Town so successful for me? There were quite a few factors, but let’s start with the basics of the plot. The fact that the blurb of Big Lies In A Small Town sounds absolutely fascinating definitely helped that decision… Now that I’ve had the chance to finally try her work, I will definitely come back for more soon! I must have more than one title waiting on my kindle, but somehow other books always got in the way… That’s why I thought having an ARC of her newest title, and therefore a deadline, would be the perfect little push I needed to finally remedy this. I’ve heard so many great things about Diane Chamberlain‘s stories over the years and I’m still not sure why it took me this long to finally pick up one of her titles. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review. *** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and St. “I stared at the signature a while longer, wondering how a life that had started with so much promise could now be shrouded in such mystery.”

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