He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker Also by this author: Burying Water (Burying Water, #1), Until It Fades, Keep Her Safe, The Simple Wild, Say You Still Love Me
Published by Atria Books on February 2nd 2016
Genres: Adult Suspense
Pages: 352
Format: eARC
ISBN: 1501112074
ASIN: B010MH1KFY
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We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Review & Excerpt Tour for K.A. Tucker’s HE WILL BE MY RUIN! HE WILL BE MY RUIN is a K.A. Tucker’s first suspense novel, published by Atria books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, and is releasing today – February 2, 2016!
Do you ever read a book that just has too much going on? That is honestly my only criticism of K.A. Tucker’s initial foray into the world of adult suspense He Will Be My Ruin. So here’s the list: There’s murder, blackmail, thievery, prostitution, and drugs; a childhood friend, with a gay BFF, who may have committed suicide or may have been murdered; a slightly goofy Columboesque PI with a hacker nerd as an associate; a cute little old lady (who happens to be my favorite character); a trust fund baby with a heart of gold but not much else going for her; a hippie sort of guy who evidently got dropped down out of the ’60’s but without the peace and love; a hot and morally bankrupt rich guy who’s not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree but still manages to attract the childhood friend and a bitchy wanna-be girlfriend; and. . .you name it. Actually, all those characters are kind of intriguing if you can keep them straight. The only thing missing is a lovable pet which was disappointing because I’m really into lovable pets. Oh. . .and there is the small matter that there are no truly evil people in this book which is something I personally insist on in crime, suspense, or police procedural books. Don’t get me wrong – there are definitely some mean-spirited and nasty characters, but it’s almost as if they stumble into their crimes rather than actually plotting them.
I have read a lot of books in this genre and the very best have fairly simple storylines. . .the plot development lies in finding and tracing clues to discover who committed the crime. In my favorites, I rarely see the ending coming. In this book, the person I thought did it, actually did it. Bummer! I kept waiting for a plot twist which would reveal another villain, but that was not to be. Even though the heroine Maggie Sparkes gets herself into some tight spots, there were no real surprises or “gotcha” moments for me. Now, having said all that, do I recommend this book? Absolutely! It is well-written and will certainly be worth your time as long as you aren’t expecting heart-pounding suspense or steamy romance. I think K.A. Tucker has done herself proud with her first venture into the world of whodunnit!
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Look, I’m just…” I stare at my reflection in the mirror, my eyes lined with bags, my skin sallow, my hair matted. I look like someone who sat in bed for twenty-four hours, eating cold pizza from the box I had delivered last night and polishing off a bottle of vodka, all while reading the deepest and darkest thoughts from the last fifteen years of Celine Gonzalez’s life. Discovering things that I could have happily gone the rest of my life without knowing.
Which is exactly what I’ve done.
I can barely keep my eyes open and yet I know that sleep will not grant me a reprieve. “I’m dealing with a few private matters.”
“Well, I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to fit you in when you decide that you’re ready.”
“You will, because your boss wants my money.” I hang up before I hear her snippy answer and stare at the journal in my hands.
I was torn between starting from the latest diary first and easing myself in with the oldest one, afraid that I wasn’t ready for what might lie within those last pages. That I wasn’t ready to witness just how Celine had lost herself.
And then I picked up a pink book with butterflies on it—the earliest dated journal—and read a thirteen-year-old Celine recount her major crush on my boyfriend at the time: a tall, gangly guy named Jordan who kissed her behind our house one day while I was changing into my bathing suit upstairs. She felt so guilty, she couldn’t sleep for a week. Through tears, I laughed—because I hadn’t even given that guy a moment’s thought in years—and I knew then that starting at the beginning of Celine’s story was the only way to do this.
And so I did, living the past fifteen years through Celine’s eyes, since the days she and Rosa still lived with me. It wasn’t hard to follow along. She dated every single entry. Some days she didn’t have a lot to say. Other days she’d fill an entire page, even writing along the margin. She seemed to follow a simple rule as the years progressed: one page per day, no more.
So many days.
So many confessions.
So many things that made my heart swell.
And so many that made my heart bleed with pain.
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About HE WILL BE MY RUIN:
The USA TODAY bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths and Burying Water series makes her suspense debut with this sexy, heartpounding story of a young woman determined to find justice after her best friend’s death, a story pulsing with the “intense, hot, emotional” (Colleen Hoover) writing that exhilarates her legions of fans.
A woman who almost had it all . . .
On the surface, Celine Gonzalez had everything a twenty-eight-year-old woman could want: a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a job that (mostly) paid the bills, and an acceptance letter to the prestigious Hollingsworth Institute of Art, where she would finally live out her dream of becoming an antiques appraiser for a major auction house. All she had worked so hard to achieve was finally within her reach. So why would she kill herself?
A man who was supposed to be her salvation . . .
Maggie Sparkes arrives in New York City to pack up what’s left of her best friend’s belongings after a suicide that has left everyone stunned. The police have deemed the evidence conclusive: Celine got into bed, downed a lethal cocktail of pills and vodka, and never woke up. But when Maggie discovers a scandalous photograph in a lock box hidden in Celine’s apartment, she begins asking questions. Questions about the man Celine fell in love with. The man she never told anyone about, not even Maggie. The man Celine believed would change her life.
Until he became her ruin.
On the hunt for evidence that will force the police to reopen the case, Maggie uncovers more than she bargained for about Celine’s private life—and inadvertently puts herself on the radar of a killer. A killer who will stop at nothing to keep his crimes undiscovered.
About K.A. Tucker:
Born in small-town Ontario, K.A. Tucker published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She currently resides in a quaint town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.
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About K.A. Tucker
Born in small-town Ontario, Kathleen published her first book at the age of six with the help of her elementary school librarian and a box of crayons. She is a voracious reader and the farthest thing from a genre-snob, loving everything from High Fantasy to Chick Lit. Kathleen currently resides in a quaint small town outside of Toronto with her husband, two beautiful girls, and an exhausting brood of four-legged creatures.
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