All Dressed Up
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
3.4
Jilly Gagnon
A remote hotel. A murder mystery. A missing woman. Everyone has a role to play, but what’s real and what’s part of the game?“Jilly Gagnon’s well-crafted maze of clues and shifting realities is the perfect read for fans of Lucy Foley.”—Wendy Walker, bestselling author of All Is Not ForgottenThe weekend getaway at a gorgeous hotel should have been perfect. But Becca is smarting from her husband Blake’s betrayal and knows that the trip is just an expensive apology attempt. Still, the drinks are strong, and the weekend has an elaborate 1920s murder mystery theme. She decides to get into the spirit and enjoy their stay. Before long, the game is afoot: Famed speakeasy songstress Ida Crooner is found “murdered,” and it’s up to the guests to sniff out the culprit. Playing the role of Miss Debbie Taunte, an ingenue with a dark past, Becca dives into the world of pun-heavy clues, hammy acting, and secret passages, hoping to take her mind off her marital troubles.Then, the morning after they arrive, the actress playing Ida’s maid fails to reappear for her role. Everyone assumes she flaked out on the job, but when snooping for clues as “Debbie,” Becca finds evidence that the young woman may not have left of her own free will.Told over a nail-biting forty-eight hours and interspersed with in-game clues, set pieces, and character histories from the flapper-filled mystery nested inside a modern one, All Dressed Up is a loving tribute to classic whodunits and a riveting exploration of the secrets we keep.
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Author
Jilly Gagnon
Pages
352
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Published Date
2022-09-06
ISBN
0593497317 9780593497319
Ratings
Google: 4
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"This was ok. A real murder mystery that occurs during a murder mystery party is a fun concept, but the actual mystery doesn’t really begin until almost halfway through the book, and the majority of the story is focused on the two main characters’ marriage issues rather than solving the murder. Not bad, but there are better locked-room mysteries out there. "
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"This is a post-coming of age book that focuses on the next part of life... the "building of self". The Narrator, Calvin, is driven to strike out on his own by hitching a ride out of his home town and settling in an up-and-coming city known as The Plains. He arrives with a duffel bag and a set of dreams hoping to find the place he belongs and make his mark on the world. He quickly settles into an apartment with two other twenty-something artist types and begins to move with the flow of the city. He gets a freelance job with a magazine that allows him to enjoy the cities growing nightlife and music scene, while still having time free to float through the city with his roommate Eddie. His published articles provide the necessary first taste of adulthood that make him feel like he is in the right place at the right time and it doesn't hurt that while on assignment he found a love interest to occupy his nights and his heart. Everything seems to be working out great, but the bubble eventually pops, not just on the city but also on Calvin's life. Even through all of the "good times" Zack Reed makes sure to call out the little things we often push aside or minimize to convince ourselves we are happy. He tackles the listlessness, isolation and anxiety that most people experience in their early twenties with such beautiful subtlety. He paints a vividly real picture of this time in your life with the most realistic humans that could grace the pages of a book. He has a descriptive writing style that makes you feel like you were actually there and that you are merely sifting through your memories and not reading words on a page. I see potential in the author and I am glad I got to go on the journey with Calvin."
Nicole Falche
