A Small Affair: A Novel by Flora Collins
“A seesaw of rising tension that ultimately delivers a raw, crashing conclusion… An intensely emotional psychological roller coaster.” —Library Journal on Nanny DearestA young woman's life is torn apart when her wealthy ex-lover is found dead—along with his wife. Vera is ruthlessly ambitious, beautiful, and knows how to get exactly what she wants—no matter who stands in the way. When she meets a wealthy older man on an exclusive dating app, she thinks nothing of the wife he tells her he's separated from. But days later, when the man and his wife are found dead in their home, Vera is immediately blamed for their deaths and branded as good as a murderer.A year later, she emerges from a cocoon of self-pity and tries to reenter the world, but the specter of scandal still clings to her. Then she's invited to a memorial for the wife of her former lover. As she learns more about the family, and about the couple and their friends, she begins to suspect there was more to the story than an affair gone wrong. In a quest for redemption, Vera uncovers layers of lies and close-kept secrets held by an inner circle of filthy rich tech millionaires who will go to any lengths to protect their reputations.
- Suggested age range - adult
- Format - paperback
- Product dimensions - 5.2 W x 7.9 H x 0.9 D
- Genre - mystery and thriller
- Publisher - MIRA Books, Publication date - 12-27-2022
- Page count - 336
- ISBN - 9780778386933
- Author - Flora Collins
Web ID: 15640698
just desserts
This story is about power and the extent people will go to possess it. It had me shaking my head more than once. The characters are all strange, self-centered, egotistic, power-hungry people without any redeeming qualities - even Vera whom we should maybe feel sorry for. The final twist was a surprise but my thought was it served her right! 3.5 Stars
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Social Media
Just finished A Small Affair and I'm exhausted from the intensity of this story! WOW! This is a tale of how the evils of social media can sneak into one's life and change the trajectory, maybe forever. Vera, strong feminist that she is, goes on a date with still married Tom, only to discover that he is only separated from his wife and little girl. She doesn't really like him, and the next thing we know is about a year and half later, both Tom and his wife are dead. and Vera has been fired from her job, and is a social pariah. This book is very well written, and the characters are very well developed. I read it in record time - there was never a dull moment. The ending was surprising and disturbing. I liked it! Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review A Small Affair.
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Interesting story
I really liked this story although I did not really like any of the main characters. I did like Quinn. I liked that Quinn was a decent person. I did not like how Vera was treated after the bad thing happened in the story. I liked that it took till the end of the story for me to figure out all the things that happened in the story. I received a copy of this book from the publisher for a fair and honest opinion that I gave of my own free will.
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