Convince Me by Nina Sadowsky – a Review

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Description:
Justin Childs is handsome, likeable, smart. A devoted son to his mother, Carol; a loving husband to his wife, Annie; and a sure-footed, savvy business partner to his best friend from college, Will. To so many, the perfect man.
He’s also a liar. And now he’s dead.

When Justin’s body is retrieved from the wreckage of a car accident, his death leaves his loved ones with more questions than answers. In life, his charm and easygoing nature inspired trust, making him friends wherever he went. Now that he’s gone, the cracks begin to show: disturbing discrepancies in his company’s financials, unaccounted-for absences, a medical record that appears to be entirely fabricated.

As the secrets and betrayals pile up, Annie, Carol, and Will realize their beloved Justin was not the man they thought he was. And why was he found dead with Valium in his system when he notoriously detested drugs? Was the crash that killed him really an accident–or did Justin finally get caught in something he couldn’t lie his way out of?

Review:

Convince Me by Nina Sadowsky is a psychological thriller. I have read a few books by Sadowski, which were very good mysteries.  I am happy to note that Convince Me was a fantastic thriller, which had me glued to my kindle. 

Annie, our heroine, meets the man of her dreams after a car accident.  She met Justin, who ended up helping her at the accident scene and went to the hospital with her. But as fate would have it, they fell in love and became a perfect couple; Justin was successful and the life of the party and everyone envied Annie.  They are married for a short time, when Justin was killed as he lost control of his car over a cliff.

Convince Me is told with three POV’s;  Annie, his wife; Carol, his mother and Will, his best friend.  Each of the three are devasted by Justin’s death.  After the funeral, both Annie and Will begin to find discrepancies about Justin, such as his and Will’s company and their financials; business partners that are not as it seems, absences and medical issues that seem to be fabricated.  The early part of the story, we get to see the family and friends, and the good times, but about a 1/3 of the way in, especially after he died, things change drastically. The man who everyone admired, the husband who Annie loved, the perfect son, and a friend to die for. Slowly they discover the secrets and lies, that he is not who they thought he was. Was he a sociopath?  Did Justin die accidently or did someone kill him?

What follows is that Annie and Will begin to work together to find the truths that emerge about the real Justin, as the secrets and betrayals are revealed, escalating into a unique, exciting, game changing psychological thriller that will upend both of their lives. As the plot thickens, the body of a women Justin may have been cheating with is found dead.  Carol receives letters from Justin that was sent before his death that implicates Will.  At this point, the last 1/3 of the book is a wild, intense, exciting race to the finish, with one surprise and twist after another.  I was unable to put the book down, as it was an edge of your seat thriller.

With so much happening, effecting all three of them, I cannot tell too much more, since it would be spoilers.  You really do need to read this book.  A definite do not miss.  Bravo to Nina Sadowsky, who gives us a great psychological thriller that is totally different then most thrillers.  I also must say that the climax was an amazing ending.   Convince Me is so very well written by Sadowsky. If you enjoy thrillers with a few twists, you need to read Convince Me.

Reviewed by Barb

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