Book: What Mother Knows
Author: Chad Zunker
Thank you, NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing, for an advanced audio copy.
Finally, a thriller to break my five star slump!
What Mother Knows follows Josh King, a twenty six year old Denver attorney who returns to Austin after his estranged mother, Lauren Snow, the city’s mayor, is accused of murdering his wealthy stepfather. Josh’s relationship with Lauren is fractured, but he wants to be there for his fragile younger sister Kinsey. Before long he is persuaded to defend his mother in court, even though he has no idea who she really is anymore or what she is capable of.
This book had me completely hooked. It is engaging from the start and the courtroom drama is paired with a web of conspiracies and family secrets that keeps raising the stakes. Josh is forced to choose between justice and protecting the people he loves, and that tension carries the whole story.
It had been a while since a thriller earned five stars from me and this one did it easily. Chad Zunker has officially become an insta buy author for me.
Final Score: 5/5
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