Confessions of a Murder Suspect book 3 review

"I have some really bad secrets to share with someone, and it might as well be you-a stranger, a reader of books, but most of all, a person who cant hurt me. So here goes nothing, or maybe everything. I'm not sure I can even tell the difference anymore." [excerpt from first page.] What secrets do you have to confess? The angel kids have to confess their secrets to find out who killed their parents. They were found dead in their bed but no evidence of break in. That means the one of the kids killed them, right? Was it the spiteful older brother, what about the one who wasn’t loved as much? The one who was in trouble last, who’s also the smartest? Or the youngest who is strong, and angry? It’s a twisting road keeping you turning each page with anticipation, who did it?

The Confessions of a Murder Suspect takes place in Manhattan, New York.  On morning Tandy Angel wakes up to a knocking on the door and opens it to a detective and cop she’s confused.  As they barge their way into the apartment like all “bad cops” and they tell Tandy that her parents are dead. “I had no idea that my parents were dead and that we would be the only serious suspects in a double homicide. I was in my last moment of innocence.” Because of no one broke in, the only people in the apartment are the suspects. Tandy knows she was last to see her parents and she can trust no one. Not even herself . This isn’t really about murder, but really about how actions can affect other people. When the parents died, they left their kids with nothing; they had no money, nothing. Tandy is telling the story and she has a way with words, she pulls the reader in keeping you flipping page after page. “But who am I kidding? No one in the Angel family was ever innocent.”  Tandy always has a hint of regret in her voice but why? Especially in her confessions, it’s pretty obvious. What does she regret though?

The Angel family is pretty cold. In their house hangs a picture frame with a note from their grandma reading, “I am leaving Malcolm and Maud $100, because I feel that is all they deserve.”  Imagine if your parents left you $100 after they had passed away, cold right? Malcolm and Maud never told their kids that they loved them either. Harry, Tandy’s twin feels this the most. He isn’t as smart as Tandy or as strong as Huge (the youngest). Harry is more musical and artsy but his parent’s don’t think that’s important. What if your parents didn’t tell you that they loved you or were proud, pretty sad? I think so.

The dialogue is very strong in this book and makes it all the more better. James Patterson is very good at making it a page turner and something new each time. After a couple chapters, Tandy would have a “confession.” She would tell us something that was important to the story and wouldn’t tell you everything leaving you with questions forcing you to read on.  The way the story is told is from Tandy’s point of view but I really like the way she tells it. She tells the story as if you were a friend or someone actually in the story. “Can you imagine the words you’d use, dear reader, to tell your family that your parents had been murdered?” Check out this cool link about the Confessions series.

This book is defiantly an A. It’s well written and a fast read, which I like. It always has you guessing what is going to happen or what door will be opened next. Who doesn’t love a good mystery? James Patterson is a well-known author and this genre made him famous, so of course he’s a good mystery writer. But this really isn’t your regular murder mystery, like the maid did it or the butler did it. It is different. Overall , it’s a good read and I highly recommend it.