Hugh and Trent Iverson were child stars. Hugh is now a huge star, engaged to fellow star, Nora Kemp, while Trent is always in hot water and is Hollywood's problem child.

When Trent and a mystery woman are found dead in Hugh's guest house, the first thought seems to be murder/suicide. However, as the investigation begins, the detectives find there is far more to this story beneath the surface.

I enjoyed this one. The investigation was interesting to follow. A few twists I didn't see coming, and I definitely will be looking into more by this author.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Thomas & Mercer and Thriller Book Lovers Promo for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I honestly didn't love this book. It was a bit too slow of a burn for me. There were many POVs and easy to follow along. I think there may have been a bit too many of them. I did however like the ending. I guessed the twist though!

Thrillers surrounding twins are always fun to read. This one with Hollywood superstars is no different. When one twin is found dead, the hunt is on to solve the murder.

With one of the detectives named Farah, I already knew I was going to enjoy this book! Highly addictive with short chapters, this is another great novel by this fantastic author.

A Fatal Affair by A. R. Torre

Dark, sinister, intense, tale filled with twists and turn ~ truly thought provoking and rather creepy.

What I liked:
* The detectives and police procedural aspects
* The setting – since I grew up in the area
* That I read “twin” and had an immediate inkling what would happen
* That my inkling proved true but there was a whole lot more than just that premonition
* The twisted childhood some of the characters lived through and finding out how what they experienced impacted them as adults
* That I didn’t really LIKE the twins or Nora – and was fine with that
* Finding out, eventually, how the twin died and why
* Learning why the woman died who was found with the twin, finding out what happened to her son, and thinking about what would happen to her family in the future
* Finishing the book

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about “love” and how it means many different things to those who use the word – some really warped things

NOTE: I have enjoyed other books by this author more but that probably has more to do with never really warming up to and liking the three main characters than due to the quality of the writing as the plot, pacing, setting, and writing were excellent.

Did I enjoy this book? Kind of
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – this is my honest review.

3-4 Stars

Another fun, entertaining read from Torre. I read and loved The Good Lie last year, so I was very excited to give her new book a try 📚

Read this if you love Hollywood drama, secrets galore, crime novels/police procedurals, and, oh yeah, TWINS 👀🎬🎭

While this one well crossed the line into the “suspend your disbelief” zone, we all know how fun that can be once in a while.

Know that it’s VERY out there with some of its twists, but the short chapters and good writing made this a quick, easy read.

Let me pose two questions that may predict whether or not you like this book:

▪️ Is it a dealbreaker for you if you can see what the major plot twist will be before you’ve even opened the book?

▪️ Can you still enjoy a book and have fun seeing how the story gets you there even if you’re confident of where it will go?

If you’re the first kind of reader, I suspect this won’t be quite as much fun for you. If, like me, you’re the second kind of reader, you may have fun just hopping on this train and seeing where it takes you along the way. If you’re lucky, you’re neither of those and can just roll with whatever happens!

Hugh and Trent Iverson are twins and Hollywood royalty. Hugh is the Oscar-winning star and fiance of beautiful actress Nora Kemp. Trent is the drug and booze-addled bad boy who's been in and out of rehab and scrapes with the law. When Trent and an unknown woman are found dead in a guesthouse on Hugh and Nora’s property, L. A. detectives Farah Anderson and Kevin Mathis are assigned to the case.

Add in a mystery about a “moms gone wrong” Facebook group, a missing child, an old religious children’s show called Story Farm, and a sketchy charity group called Protect the Children that fulfills Make-a-Wish requests for seriously ill children and their families, and you’ve got the ingredients for a pretty whackadoodle but intriguing story!

Did the plot have more holes than a shooting range target? Yes. Did I care? No. I really liked Farah and Kevin, and if nothing else, this played out like a fun episode of any popular TV police procedural/detective show. Some plot aspects are absurd, so just pop your popcorn and don’t take things too seriously. This is my fifth A.R. Torre book and she hasn’t disappointed me yet!

★★★ ½

Thank you Netgalley, Thomas & Mercer and the author A.R.Torre.
This was a good mystery/thriller about life in Beverley Hills, secrets, the life of twins, and child actors.
Did someone commit murder/suicide, who is the stranger near the famous actor who is found dead in his mansion in Beverly Hills?
Well written and worth the read
Recommend. 4 stars.

Rated 4.5 Stars

A Fatal Affair was a great read. It kept my attention from beginning to end. I loved the pacing and the point of view switches that added to the tension. It was superbly executed. I figured it out pretty early on but that in no way, shape or form took away from my overall enjoyment of this book. I loved it and highly recommend it.

I usually enjoy many POVs but I wasn’t able to connect with any of the characters because of this. The beginning and ending were strong, but the middle fell flat for me. While the twists weren’t really shocking, the story was entertaining. I liked it, but didn’t love it.

The queen of casually dropping mindf*ck cluster bombs does it again...

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I've been a fan of Torre - both A.R. and Alessandra's - ever since I read Black Lies and got mindf*cked into staring into space for 15 minutes because of the plot twist that left me reeling for days afterwards.

Her newest release, A Fatal Affair, doesn't disappoint on the plot twist front, at all. If you're into thrillers that take you on a journey of two detectives trying to figure out their latest case in which a Hollywood actor found dead besides a nobody, quickly turns into the biggest, mysterious case of their careers... This book is definitely for you!

Torre does an expert job at keeping you interested with excellent foreshadowing that will have your brows either furrowed in an attempt to figure out what the hell is happening, or raised because of the little information drop that changes everything. I absolutely loved the changing perspectives that were announced by the chapter titles - which says a lot for a reader who dislikes chapter titles.

And the ending... Listen, I'm the type of thriller reader who will try to figure everything out and have a million possible outcomes and then scream "see, I knew it!" at the big reveal. This book? Let's go with my notes on this one, shall we? One was: "mindf*ck of the century!!! Omg" and the last one was "if my eyes could fall out of their sockets, they would've crashed to the ground along with my jaw right about now; wow, I did NOT see THAT coming!"

If anything is supposed to give you an impression of how good this book is - and what I've said until now hasn't already succeeded in doing that - I've had the urge to start rereading from the beginning just to see the expertly crafted story line play out with the knowledge of every piece of the puzzle.

And that's all I will say about this one, because believe me, anything more will screw it up for you. Just do yourself a favor and read this book, but be sure to pencil in half an hour to stare into space to let your mind absorb the mindf*ckery once you're done *wink*

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for accepting my ARC request, and happy release week to Alessandra Torre.

Trent Iverson, the bad boy twin brother of Hugh is found dead. But he isn’t alone. An unknown woman lies dead besides him. It looks like a murder suicide, but the question is why. What led to this tragic event and why did Trent choose his final act to be in his brother’s guest cottage?

Told from numerous perspectives, I enjoyed how each chapter was named: The Husband,The Kid, The Leading Lady, etc. I was never confused, who would be featured in each chapter, and I thought this was a very clever idea to avoid any potential confusion.

Hugh and his fiancé Nora are famous actors, and as the story progresses, you realize how good they really are. Almost every chapter had a ‘what’ moment, and while I had what I thought was a good idea how this would end, well, let’s just say, I might’ve been wrong about a few major things.

Short chapters and multiple POV’s made the pages fly, and the twists and turns were all cray cray(especially the last one). This was my first read by this author, and I’ll be looking to see what she writes next.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I had so much fun reading this thriller. This book is packed with twists and turns, and the action never stops from the second you begin. I finished this one very quickly because I had to keep reading to see what would happen next. This would make an excellent beach or pool read.

i was sold on the way this book was described, set in hollywood with murders and scandals. And it did have that. This is not a bad book it was just predictable. The book has a good flow and is easy to read concidering that we have very short chapters and multiple characters Which is always fun. A big part of the mystery i guessed about 30% into it, Which should tell you a lot. The last few pages def made the book better for me though.

This thrilling book keeps you hooked with its fast-paced narrative told from different characters' perspectives: The Detective, The Leading Lady, The Leading Man, The Husband, and more. You just can't stop reading, always excited for the next chapter. As the puzzle pieces start to fit, there are those few that almost click but never quite do. You're left craving more, needing to uncover additional pieces. Trust me, this book is an addictive obsession—jaw-dropping moments and all! The author's storytelling skills are on point, delivering a captivating read that you won't want to put down- I recommend this one if you love to solve mysteries!

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for my review!

“We don’t always know everything about our spouses. Trust me on that.”

A Fatal Affair had me seated from start to finish. I don’t want to spoil it, so I’ll summarize it by saying two detectives are tasked with solving a high profile murder/suicide. The circumstances surrounding the crime are brutal and hard to swallow, but throughout the story, and it’s many point of views, we learn the initial crime scene is just barely skimming the surface of all the secrets and lies.

Extremely entertaining. If you read thrillers/suspense/mystery often I think you will be able to slowly piece this one together. I think A.R. Torre succeeds in writing a solvable, as you read, mystery, but also still weaving the story in a way where the reader is second guessing themselves until the end.

This was a wild, unexpected ride. There were so many crazy twists and turns, I wasn’t really sure where the story was going, but I was here for it. ⁣
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One woman, twin brothers; one dead alongside another woman and a missing child. Actors and actresses, completely unreliable characters. I couldn’t figure out until the very end who the killer was. ⁣
This was fast paced and almost exhilarating: I just needed to know what was going to happen. ⁣
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Dark and entertaining – this was everything I expect when I pick up an A.R. Torre novel.

A Fatal Affair centers around the investigation of an apparent murder-suicide at the home of Hollywood’s most famous actor, Hugh. Trent, Hugh’s identical twin brother, is one of the deceased – the apparent murderer. The twists and turns of the investigation uncover a toxic love triangle between the brothers and Hugh’s fiancé, Nora, a kidnapped child, and a concerning connection with a charity for sick children. While some of the twists were fairly predictable, I did feel like Torre did a good job of weaving together all the many aspects of the mystery.

I really enjoyed the short chapters and how each one was dedicated to a different character’s POV. All the characters felt pretty fleshed out to me and a few of them were really likable. Most of the ones that weren’t likable were of the love-to-hate variety, which also makes for a fun reading experience. While the story did start to feel a little longer than necessary, things did come together in a satisfying way. I was hoping for just a little more of an explosive ending, though, as well as a little more closure on the storyline involving Miles and Kyle – the missing child and his father.

Overall, I definitely enjoyed A Fatal Affair. I always look forward to a new Torre book and this one did not disappoint. I really enjoyed the detectives, Farah and Kevin, and found the Iverson brothers and Nora to be kind of fascinating. I’m looking forward to reading whatever Torre comes up with next.

Another hit by this author! I had already pre-ordered the audiobook. I was drawn in by the beautiful cover and the author herself but I stuck around for the exciting story about twins and holidays.

Thanks to NetGalley for the early copy of the ebook!

A Fatal Affair is a detective mystery/crime drama/murder mystery with a Hollywood setting.

The book features lots of third person POVs. The main characters were detectives Farah and Kevin, twin Hollywood actors Hugh and Trent, and Hugh's fiancée Nora. There is also a missing woman and child and a husband.

The beginning and end of this book both captivated my attention. There were a bunch of fun twists that I did not see coming.

I really did enjoy this book. I did see value in having so many viewpoints. But I think maybe the sheer number of POVs made it so that I didn't really connect with any of the narrators. Although the main narrator was the female detective. And I definitely liked her POV the most.

This book had lots of short chapters. And there were so many fun secrets. I couldn't wait to see how everything came together in the end. I've enjoyed so many of this author's books. And this was another fun read!

Finally my first A.R. Torre read! I had high hopes for this one and I wasn't disappointed, but this was definitely a middle of the road, average read for me. That said, I will still be checking out her backlist as I have several on my bookshelf already.

This was fast and entertaining with short chapters and multiple POVs. I love rich people drama and police procedurals and this had little touch of each. BUT as an identical twin myself, I just have to say LOL NO. And again for the people in the back LOL NOOOOO. Okay maybe if I wasn't a twin, I would have liked this one more but I can't unread what I read and I can't unsee the images and scenarios created in my brain.

I will say that the storyline was creative, even for a twin thriller. I did find it a bit over-the-top and far-fetched,. but it was easier to look past that than the twin thing and the author choosing to use the word "brewski."...twice.