Emma Reads Crime

Emily was only able to deliver one book of her two book contract. However, as it’s been years, as her second book she is tasked with ghost writing the story of Jack Smyth who has been accused of murdering his wife and setting his house on fire. Well, it’s that or she has to return the £25k advance on book 2 (which she doesn’t have).

Her previous release, The Trap was a tough act to follow. This story has taken some inspiration from OJ Simpson’s book, If I Did It.

I thought that this was a little something different compared to your standard thriller. I loved the plot idea and the setting was interesting!

I did struggle to engage at times with the writing and the ending was a bit of a disappointment. It was too long yet too short at the same time. Some elements of the story dragged, yet there were other things I wanted to know more about!

If you like the sound of this, it is available on Amazon here.

How do you feel about authors who use real life stories as inspiration for their stories?