Author: Alafair Burke
Publisher: Knopf
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 304
Date of Publication: January 7, 2025
My Rating: 5 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
It was meant to be a harmless prank.
Growing up, May Hanover was a good girl, always. Well-behaved, top of her class, a compulsive rule-follower. Raised by a first-generation Chinese single mother with high expectations, May didn’t have room to slip up, let alone fail. Her friends didn’t call her the Little Sheriff for nothing.
But even good girls have secrets. And regrets. When it comes to her friendship with Lauren and Kelsey, she's had her fair share of both. Their bond—forged when May was just twelve years old—has withstood a tragic accident, individual scandals, heartbreak and loss. Now the three friends have reunited for the first time in years for a few days of sun and fun in the Hamptons. But a chance encounter with a pair of strangers leads to a drunken prank that goes horribly awry.
When she finds herself at the center of an urgent police investigation, May begins to wonder whether Lauren and Kelsey are keeping secrets from her, testing the limits of her loyalty to lifelong friends.
What had they gone and done?
The Note is a page-turner of the highest order from one of our greatest contemporary suspense writers.
MY THOUGHTS:
What had she gone and done?
What had they gone and done?
May Hanover really struggled when faced with xenophobia, especially as an adult. Her strict upbringing by her strict Chinese mother left very little room for mistakes. A very strong bond was forged between her and her two friends, Lauren Berry and Kelsey Ellis, when they were younger. However, with that bond came devastating secrets. With May being the goodie two-shoes of the trio, these secrets just might become their undoing one day.
May, Lauren, and Kelsey are a hive mind. They make decisions as a group, regardless of whether they’re good or bad, past or present. In fact, their heightened awareness of guilt plays a crucial role in their efforts to conceal their past. However, their recent reunion in the Hamptons has taken an unexpected turn. This trip, intended to be a fun getaway, has turned into anything but. It resulted in a prank with devastating results, colliding their past and present, while revealing new truths about them. This collision threatened to break their increasingly tentative friendship.
May just might be the one who is struggling the most as she is a true victim of cancel culture because of an event that cost her just about everything, including her law career. However, this is what ultimately led to her reconnecting with Lauren and Kelsey. They each have their own issues and, between the three of them, trouble is certain to follow.
Undoubtedly, The Note was a thrilling read, and kept me glued to my Kindle. In fact, I believed that May, Lauren and Kelsey all faced an impossible situation and it was quite interesting to see how things played out.
Many thanks to Knopf and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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