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Books: The Water Tower & The Quiet Tenant
Today we are talking about The Water Tower by Amy Young. Josie Ashbury, a famous Hollywood actress, suffers a breakdown so she returns to her small hometown and takes a teaching job. When she discovers the body of one of her students at the bottom of the town's water tower, she becomes embroiled in the mystery of what happened to the young girl. On the surface, it seems like it may be just a tragic accident as massive amounts of Fetanayl are found in the young girl's system, but Josie isn't so sure. When the police investigation is suddenly dropped, she begins to investigate on her own.
The tenacious heroine at the center of this book is admirable for her doggedness and determination. Most of the other characters are not as memorable. In fact, some of the characters are hard to distinguish from each other because they are so similar.
Although the story is somewhat intriguing as it is interesting to find out what Josie is going to do next, there is not much excitement to the mystery. It is pretty clear who the culprit is from very early on in the book, especially to regular readers of murder mysteries, due to the lack of viable suspects. Also, the story ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger, and there is no indication of whether or not there will be a sequel. Accordingly, if you don't like to be left hanging or if you don't want to get caught up in a series in case there eventually is a sequel or two, you might want to think twice before choosing this book.
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