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  1. Oct 5, 2021 · January 9, 2024. 2.75-3 stars. The Neighbor’s Secret started off strong. It’s more a character-driven, interpersonal relationship analysis in narrative form, with a side of mystery, than pure mystery. And these complex characters and their intricate relationships with one another are rather fascinating.

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  2. Oct 5, 2021 · Alison Heller hits these notes in her witty, hyperlocal mystery, THE NEIGHBOR’S SECRET (Flatiron, 336 pp., $27.99), which follows a suburban book club through a year of travails in a sleepy ...

  3. Oct 5, 2021 · There is some welcome humor to a serious plot. Also, the author cleverly uses this book club as a foreshadowing of future events. Meanwhile, the plot thickens when Laurel and Sierra get drunk at the annual food fest run by their school. Laurel's mother, Annie, is shocked, embarrassed, and ashamed.

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  4. Oct 6, 2021 · Book Review: The Neighbor's Secret. By Jami Denison. In my opinion, The Husband’s Secret is Liane Moriarty’s strongest work, an enthralling and ultimately heartbreaking tale of domestic secrets held by people who could live next door. So her high praise of L. Alison Heller’s The Neighbor’s Secret prompted me to read the book right away.

  5. Oct 5, 2021 · The story focuses on three members of the Cottonwood Book Club: Annie Perley, who has a complicated past and a teenage daughter suddenly acting strangely; Jen Pagano, who’s put her career on hold to deal with her violence-prone 13-year-old son; and Lena Meeker, a new book-club recruit who’s older, wealthier, and lonelier than the others.

  6. Oct 5, 2021 · Told from shifting third- and first-person perspectives, with the occasional hilarious email punctuating the proceedings, The Neighbor’s Secret examines the lives of several residents of the Cottonwood Estates, a relatively affluent subdivision that is home to Annie, Lena, Jen, and the book club that brings them closer together.

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  8. Sep 20, 2021 · The Neighbor’s Secret, written by L. Alison Heller, hit a sweet spot for me. As of late, I have been struggling with mysteries and thrillers, especially those from the Book of the Month platform.