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The Rumor
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
13 posts | 20 read | 18 to read
Keeps you guessing until the final page.Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train A rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence.Fiona Barton, author of The Widow Everyone will be talking about The Rumor.Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door When a single mother hears a rumor outside her sons school, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another. . . . And now theres no going back. Rumor has it that a notorious killer, a woman who has been released from prison years after her brutal crime, is living under a new identity in Joannas seaside town. So who is the supposedly reformed murderer now living in their neighborhood? Suspicion falls on everyone. As Joanna becomes obsessed with the case, her curiosity will expose her son and his father to a heartless psychopath who has killedand may kill again. And she will learn how dangerous one rumor can become . . . and just how far she must go to protect those she loves from harm. She is going to regret the day she ever said a word. . . . Advance praise for The Rumor A brilliant premise with a killer twist. The Rumor depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect.Colette McBeth, author of An Act of Silence
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LKK526
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
Panpan

The MC overhears some gossip at her son‘s school and repeats it, setting in motion a sequence of events. TBH I thought the plot was preposterous. For one, without giving anything away, the MC moves back to the town where she lived as a teenager and seems to know no one who lives there. Also, not to be indelicate, but too many mentions of excrement that seemed gratuitous. Again, you can find tons of books that are better

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ChelsAH10
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Does anyone else like to listen 🎧 and read 📖 at the same time?
#audiobook #readrealbooks #paperback #therumor #suspense #thriller

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ShelleyBooksie
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Mehso-so

Not bad. I enjoyed a couple of the twists in the book but found the main character hard to like.

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Chelsea.Poole
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Mehso-so

Anything following the best book I read this year (The Most Fun We Ever Had) is bound to come up short. I'm sure this is partly the reason I found this so lackluster but I'm not sure I would give it a pick anyway. This is a convoluted strange little tale which was originally published in the UK and was "Americanized" when it was published here in the US which made it feel disjointed. The twists were weird and the whole thing was just implausible.

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SarahHarts_books
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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It's a rainy Monday, and Mayvne and I are taking full advantage, and we're finishing up our book today! Mayvne is really enjoyed this one, as you can tell!😂💖 #puppiesoflitsy

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Michellekidwell
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Pickpick

There is a rumor that a notorious killer, who committed heinous crimes as a child is now living under an assumed identity in the seaside town Joanna lives in. Who is the criminal hidden in their midst? No one is above suspicion

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BookishTrish
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Mehso-so

A fast read. The cover promises something different than the book delivers. I guessed the first twist and found some of what came after stretched plausibility a tad too much.

tournevis Bamboo shoots or cat tail shoots? Both are delish. 5y
BookishTrish @tournevis lemon grass 5y
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BookishTrish
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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The ones that got away #virtue

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guinsgirlreads
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Pickpick

Book 5/12 was good! I‘m on a roll with fabulous books right now 👏🏻! I did not expect this one to twist the way it did at all, a slow burn, but worth it! #bfcr2 #bookfitnesschallenge

@wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Great progress on your book goal! 🙌🏻 5y
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guinsgirlreads
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Off until Friday 😆🇺🇸

Jerdencon Love those drinks! 5y
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guinsgirlreads
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Yay for cardio and this book! #bfcr2 #bfc2 #bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 5y
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guinsgirlreads
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara
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Up next!

veritysalter I enjoyed this one; easy to see how a bit of gossip can get so out of hand. 5y
guinsgirlreads @veritysalter Great! 👍🏻Looks like a good one!! 5y
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Lottie001
The Rumor: A Novel | Lesley Kara

Just finished. Nothing surprising. Obvi it‘s written by someone who finished a writing class. Better as a story not as a mystery.