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Ten years working as a prosecutor have left Meredith Delay jaded and unsure of what she wants out of life. She's good at her job, but it haunts her. Her boyfriend wants her to commit, but she keeps him at arm's length. Then Meredith is assigned to a high-profile prosecution involving the violent murder of a fallen hockey star. At first, it appears to be just another case to work. But when her old friend Julian is accused of the murder, it takes on a whole new dimension.
Meredith, Julian, Jonathan, and Lily were a tight-knit group in law school. But now, Jonathan's defending Julian, and Lily's loyalties aren't clear. And when Julian invokes a rare - and risky - defense, Meredith is forced to confront their past. Has something they played at as students finally been brought to death?
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Past Becomes Present
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Meredith Delay works for the Crown Prosecution Service and has achieved great heights for someone so young. Her commitment to the job is unquestionable, and her personal life has suffered as a result. When her boss insists she take on a high profile murder case where the defendant, Julian, is an old law school friend of hers, she worries her past friendship make her unsuitable to try the case. These worries are compounded further when she learns he is to be represented by her ex-boyfriend, Jonathon. Along with Lily, they'd been a tight-knit group in law school. Is she really the right person to prosecute him? Her boss believes her past connection is an asset, and keen to prove him right Meredith builds her case against Julian.
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I was completely hooked and waited for the verdict with baited breath. But there was more to come, and boy was that a gem worth waiting for. It certainly left me wondering if the jury had returned the right verdict, and I totally understand the comparison to How To Get away With Murder.
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A clever, intriguing legal thriller
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THE MURDER GAME
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
The Murder Game offers alternating time frames that allows readers to follow a set of characters back and forth from their social/learning time in law school to their professional roles in the courtroom. Personally, I didn't think that some of these characters' roles in legal proceedings were ethical or realistic because of their known histories together but it was entertaining nonetheless to follow the same characters throughout the entirety of the book. All the legal what-if scenarios processed by the characters in The Murder Game kept my brain active and thinking so this book was a win-win in terms of being an entertaining brain-teaser of sorts.What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
The resolution of the present-day courtroom drama was a bit of a let-down if I'm being honest. This could have been my fault though. I had this book built up so much in my head after the 5-star experience of Fractured so who knows. Check it out regardless! Catherine McKenzie (aka Julie Apple) is a rock star!Do you think The Murder Game needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
The Murder Game is a legal/thriller novel written over ten years ago by Catherine McKenzie. Although it remained unpublished for all of those years, the book itself was featured in Catherine McKenzie's 2016 novel: Fractured and inspired much of the storyline. Shortly after the release of Fractured, Catherine McKenzie self-published The Murder Game under the pen name: Julie Apple (who was noted as the book's author in Fractured). If you are not familiar with either of these novels, I'm sure this sounds confusing, but trust me...it was such a clever move on McKenzie's part. As an initially confused reader myself, I can now confidently say that each of these novels stands on its own, and in my opinion, there is no right or wrong reading order if you are interested in reading both. I chose to read them in order of their formal publication dates and it was fine. I truly believe it would also be fine the other way around because these are indeed two very different books.Any additional comments?
My favorite quote:"Everyday is full of choices."Clever move McKenzie!
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Good Story
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great story-within-a-story I love it
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Though a few twists I saw coming, I missed a couple of clues because I was following the breadcrumbs. I was gobsmacked in the last little bit!
THE THE MURDER GAME
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While the ending wasn't a huge surprise, it was still interesting to listen to how the club implemented their plan.
The narration was pretty good, with distinct voices. The one thing that drove me a little crazy was the huge time gap between one chapter and the next. I kept checking my player to see if it had stopped/frozen.
Fun but predictable
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Great book
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I received a free copy and left my honest review
What?!?! Great story!
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