Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for an ARC of this book.

A compulsive read! Once I started this one, I couldn't put it down. The story is told from various points of view. Each section starts sort of as someone telling their version of events in an interview setting--which is a unique approach to the various points of view. Each of the narrators tells their own version of the events that took place over 2 or so days in a sleepy, upscale New England beach town. But each narrator also includes things from their past or their present not known to others. This makes the small reveals lovely moments of illumination (and also, in some cases, heartbreaking when you see how people don't ever fully understand anyone else or their intentions).

There are lots of characters here to not like and a number of liaisons to keep straight. But I thought this was all part of the fun--trying to keep it all straight is the game and discovering each person's motivations is how you make it to the end. I had fun reading this and trying to untangle the very complicated web Edwin Hill weaves.

The one con point I'll mention is that the title just didn't work for me. For unknown reasons that might be completely mine alone, I still can't recall the title of the book without checking. But other than the blasé title, this is a great, fun, fast read.

This was my first read by Edwin Hill and I really really enjoyed it. this book as it all revenge, jealousy among other things. I read this book in one night. I could not stop telling my coworker about this book she needs to read. I loved that age of the people in the book. closer to home for me. Over all I would give this book five stars!!

It’s late summer in a small Massachusetts community called Monreith. (The author tells us that the fictional town is a bit of Westport, Plymouth, and Duxbury.) Our characters include a mix of generational residents and relative newcomers. Georgia, the pastor at a local church and her angsty teenage daughter Chloe; Georgia’s ex-husband and auto mechanic Ritchie, who has come out of the closet and now lives in a new bluff-top trophy house with Farley, who is therapist to many townspeople, including Georgia; Max Barbosa, chief of police, who lives in an ancient cottage next to Farley’s place and grew up as best friend to Ritchie; Damian Stone, true-crime documentarian and conspiracy theorist who, with his wife Alice, moved to town a few months ago.

As the story begins, everyone is in shock at the murder of a local woman who, with her husband, ran a popular local restaurant and catering business. Well, maybe not everyone, because some of our key characters know things about the victim and her murder that they’re not telling the chief or the state police investigators. All the secrets and lies these characters hold close then lead to more murder and the understanding that someone—maybe more than one someone—is willing to kill to protect themselves from discovery.

Not everybody likes dual-narrative books, but I do. Here, we have a SEVEN-narrative tale. In each part, a different character tells of that late summer from his or her own point of view. With each narrative, we get different perspectives and new facts. It’s a dark and twisty tale set in a place so beautiful you’d think nobody could possibly have murder in mind.

Thank you, NetGalley and Kensington Books, for my complimentary digital copy for review.

This book is an absolute page-turner, filled with an abundance of surprises that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. From the very beginning, with the shocking murder of a woman in a small-town setting, the plot takes off, captivating the reader's attention.

The narrative is cleverly presented through multiple points of view, giving it a confessional tone that adds depth to the story. The intricate web of relationships among the characters is masterfully woven, creating a captivating and dizzying experience for the reader. I found myself jotting down notes to keep track of everyone and their connections, and even the detective in the story shared the same sentiment. This dark and delicious mess of tangled relationships is what makes this story so compelling.

The ending, although unexpected, serves its purpose effectively by providing an epilogue from the perspective of an unlikely character - the dog. While it caught me off guard, it offered a unique and intriguing glimpse into what lies ahead for the characters. Overall, this book is a thrilling and gripping read that will leave readers wanting more.

Murder, secrets, and lies in a small town. Laurel's husband as an alibi for when she was killed but there's more to come. This is told by six people and it won't be clear who the villain is for a while as this twists through the group. If I have a quibble it's that there are too many POVs and it's a bit hard to keep them straight. That said, if it's a trope-y thriller, it's also entertaining. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. No spoilers from me.

Wow! Edwin Hill, the Author of “Who to Believe” has written an intense, captivating, and intriguing thriller. This is a book filled with betrayals, suspicious motives, danger, secrets, gaslighting, and murder. I would love to see Edwin Hill’s “Who to Believe” in a TV series, or a movie, or perhaps a game like Clue. The genres for this novel are Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Psychological thriller and Fiction. This story takes place in a small town in Monreith, Massachusetts.It seems like every character has something to hide, or a secret to bury. In a small town, anything can happen. The timeline is set in the present and goes to the past when it pertains to the characters or events.

In this exceptionally well-written story, Edwin Hill vividly describes the quaint town, and the complex and complicated characters. When a restauranteur’s wife is found murdered, it seems there are too many suspects. Actually, each of the quirky and dysfunctional characters could be a suspect. After all, the people living in the town are a Unitarian Woman Minister, a Psychologist, a Police Chief, some people in debt and cheating spouses. I read this book in one sitting and the twists and turns and suspense are amazing. I highly recommend this thought-provoking novel to others.

This fabulously twisty thriller is told in a unique format, giving the reader multiple viewpoints of the same event and slowly revealing more from each character.

A woman has been murdered in a small town where everyone knows everyone. After the police chief, town psychiatrist, minister, and several other friends gather for one of their birthdays, a second person is murdered and the secrets of this small town threaten to spill out.

I loved the format of this one. We start in the psychiatrist's POV and follow him throughout the day in question, right up until the brink of an important event. Then we switch over to another character and relive the same day through her eyes, gradually gaining more information and piecing the puzzle together. This immersion into each character's life gave the story great depth and led to the reader knowing more than anyone else there.

The character's relationships to one another are deliciously twisty, with former lovers and current affairs connecting them. Keeping their relationships straight was a task in itself, but led to great motives with the multiple slights and hurt feelings between them.

This thriller was compelling and binge worthy, with characters you'll love to hate and twists you won't see coming.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Secrets can destroy and sometimes lead to mischief and mayhem, which is abundant in the telling of this fast-paced and wickedly solid drama. With so much going on, I couldn’t help but wonder what would happen to each individual when all was exposed. The author did a terrific job in plotting out the story where the characters’ role had a hand in pointing this reader in the right direction. Something different was the multiple POV which helped narrow down the list of suspects. There were a few strategically placed twists that gave me pause and added to the brilliance of this story being told. And Harper the dog, good touch. Overall, a complex and compelling tale that kept me immersed from beginning to end and I loved it.

This is full of surprises and an incredibly unique take on a murder mystery. A true page turner with an intimate cast of characters in a small town where the group are all connected in some way or another. In the opening scene Laurel wife of Sam the owner of a restaurant in town is discovered dead in her bed smothered by a plastic bag, but Sam has an iron-clad alibi. Affairs and other sketchy things are revealed in this book. This book kept me guessing up until the end. #netgalley #whotobelieve

A small town, a murder; and everyone is a suspect. This was an excellent thriller that truly kept me guessing. Just when I thought I had something figured out, something new was revealed The story takes place over a couple of days and is told from multiple points of view. The author did a great job letting the story unfold, giving the reader information bit by bit. I truly enjoyed this book and look forward to recommending it on publication day. Thank you for the opportunity to read in advance!

I found this book to be slow to unfold. The writing style was sometimes difficult to follow, and I had a hard time keeping all the characters and their connections to each other straight. I read as an escape, so I don’t have to think, and this book required more effort on my part. It was a good concept but not executed well in my opinion.

It is told through multiple points of view over the course of a couple days. I found it to be repetitive and at times, boring. I do enjoy Edwin Hill’s other books and will be sure to check out his next one.

A murder rocks the idyllic coastal town of Monreith Massachusetts, putting everyone on edge. As each character tells the story from their point of view everyone has theories and everyone has secrets, but who do you believe?

This story reads like a closed room mystery, except instead of a closed room, it's a small town, and everyone is a suspect. Normally I find stories with multiple points of view choppy and hard to follow, but this author did a fantastic job and it really added to the suspense. It's a slow burn at first but then I couldn't put it down. I would call this a good old fashioned mystery with a modern twist. I thoroughly enjoyed this and would recommend to anyone who loves mysteries. Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for the opportunity to review this novel.

One of my biggest pet peeves as a reader is lack of clear direction from the writer, or lack of clear writing so the reader can make clear inferences as to which character is speaking. Authors take note. If you are going to write a book from multiple characters points of view, make it clear which character is speaking. The easiest way to do this, is to mark the chapter with a name. Simply diving in, while clear to you as the author, is not always clear to the reader. And that is exactly what happened to me with this book. Based on reading other reviews, there are six points of view. I am unsure how they came up with this number because I simply gave up. I read to escape, and for fun so this book was apparently not for me. One reviewer stated they needed a spreadsheet to keep track of all the characters, and honestly, I simply do not have the patience for that between everything else going on in my life. Books like this should come with a disclaimer! I am also confused how some people found this a fast-paced thriller. The half I read moved at a very slow pace, another reason I gave up, not much happened and what did happen, happened so slowly it was infuriating.

Simply put, this book and I were not a match made in heaven. Quite the opposite. I wish those luck who wish to embark on this journey.

Members of a small New England town are shocked when a popular local restaurant owner is murdered. However some are not as surprised as they seem. This thriller is told from the alternating perspectives of several community members; the therapist, mechanic, minister, chief of police, teenager, film-maker. They are all connected to the victim and each other and they all are hiding secrets. This mystery hooked me from the first and with every change of narrator, my views on possible motives and guilt changed as well. I have read all of Edwin Hill's books and this one was my favorite.
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Monreith, Massachusetts - a well-to-do town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. Two murders.

The first is popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau - she is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon but there are other rumors too.

The second happens to one of a group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday party. There is a minister, psychiatrist, police chief... who will die and is it the same person killing both people?

The question is raised... Was Laurel even the first murder?

I loved the start of this book. It drew me in and had me wanting to solve the case of Laurel, and later the second murder case. It seems everyone within this group of friends has something to hide.

It is told from each person's viewpoint and on occasion that could feel repetitive but it wasn't overly so. I think the outworking of who actually did commit the murders didn't fully make sense to me, hence three stars and not four or five.

I do think many will love this book and I did enjoy it, so if you are looking for a whodunit-style read told from different perspectives, give this one a go!

My appreciation goes to author Edwin Hill, Publisher Kensington Books and NetGalley for this advanced copy of Who To Believe in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Who to Believe by Edwin Hill is an excellent thriller.
I love this author and this book is really so well written.

Set in the small town of Monreith, in Massachucetts, you know everyone knows each other, and their business too!

Laurel Thibodeau is found dead in her home. It's always the husband right, well, Simon her husband is suspected. Laurel was beaten really badly, but Simon has an alibi.

There is no shortage of suspects. The story alternates to a group of friends celebrating a birthday and everyone is accusing everyone else of the murder.

Such a fantastic story with such depth.

Who to believe? This story follows 7 characters (a therapist, patient, cop, boyfriend, daughter, minister and the dog). In each part of the story you get to hear the perspective of that character and find out their secrets. Each person has them. The story starts out with a death of Laurel. Who killed Laurel and is their a serial killer amongst the town? But Laurel isn’t the only dead body in this story, secrets need to stay secret and when the truth is discovered then other people end up dead.

I started reading this story without knowing the jist of what’s going to happen. I picked this book based on the cover. Towards the end of part 1, I was shocked and hooked. I didn’t want to put the ebook down because I wanted to know everyone’s secrets.

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review. This book is addictive and I recommend it to anyone who loves the “who done it” thrope. I don’t want to spoil anything, but every character has something to hide and you cannot trust anyone. This novel was packed with twists and I really enjoyed reading it! 4.5 stars

What an oh my gosh wild ride this was! It starts off with the death of Lauren and switches perspectives from Farley, to Alice, Chloe, and few others. Each perspective reveals new truths and moments that make you think you know who killed who and why but then turns everything on it's nose and you have to keep reading to or your mind will go crazy trying to figure it out on your own. Great murder mystery and I certainly would not want to live in this small town. But it is an absolutely great read and I am sure to be rereading this to relive what fun time I had. Great characters, very human and believable. I will certainly read anything that Edwin Hill writes because he really knows his stuff!

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book to read and review.

This was a twisty story told from multiple points of view. There were several times my mouth fell open during this book. It definitely had some great twists! It’s about a group of friends in a little community that all have secrets. Recently there was a murder and we don’t know who is connected to it.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Books for providing me this arc in return for an honest review.

"Who to Believe" is a who-done-it kind of book. It starts off by introducing you to the characters who are going to a party for Alice's birthday. There was a recent murder in the town and everyone is still grieving it. Several people at the party including Max (police chief) and Damien are investigating the case or know something they are keeping from the police. Following the party, Dr. Farley, a very popular therapist in the town, is found dead. Everyone is suspicious. The question is obviously who done it.

I liked this book especially because every part, another person was made to look suspicious. I had no real answer on who actually was the perpetrator until the last two parts. And I was pretty shocked at who it was because I was expecting it to be someone else.

In the beginning, I felt that the characters were rather obnoxious, but as the book went on the characters slowly began to be more tolerable. One character I absolutely hated, however, was Dr. Farley. I'm not going to lie and say I was upset that he died. Especially with all the fat shaming he did to his husband (that was slightly triggering).

The parts are slightly repetitive as it mainly only follows the one scene at the party, but it does give you more perspectives so you can try to figure out who killed Dr. Farley. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries or murder.