These Women by Ivy Pochoda

☆☆☆☆☆
ebook, 323 pages
Expected publication: May 19th 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers - Ecco
About the Book:
In West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, they’re referred to as “these women.” These women on the corner … These women in the club … These women who won’t stop asking questions … These women who got what they deserved. In her masterful new novel, Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They’re connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. There’s Dorian, still adrift after her daughter’s murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood.

These women. Look at these women. These women don’t belong here. They don’t belong anywhere.

Wow, this book is not only a literary thriller but it is raw emotional and gritty. I raced through this pulse-pounding thriller faster than I wanted to, I read it in one sitting but I wanted this story to be longer because it was so good and so unique...it was full of suspense and mystery. Such a well crafted story.

These Women is never predictable and the nerve wracking tension it produces is enough to jar the most stoic thriller reader. I really enjoyed it and can easily see this novel being on many Year's Best lists for 2020...Including mine.

Thank you NetGalley, HarperCollins Publishers - Ecco and Ivy Pochoda for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.

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