Wow… exotic Greek Island? Say no more.

This book is fast paced and will suck you in. The twists and turns just keep going, the characters were interesting, I was truly invested and kept me intrigued.
It was a very good read for me.

Thank you NetGalley, Penguin Random House and Katherine Wood for the invitation to read this ARC in an exchange for my honest review.

Coming out on 07/09/2024.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the opportunity to read Ladykiller by Katherine Wood. Fast paced and full of surprises!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Ladykiller is a sinister thriller with unreliable narrators, con artists, old crimes, and childhood friends, all set among the rich in the Greek Isles. We get the dual POVs of Gia, and heiress who just lost her father, and Abby, her childhood best friend. When Gia goes missing under mysterious circumstances, Abby goes searching for the truth. This would be great for beach reading.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat and had multiple POVs which I loved. Everyone has secrets and they won't stay secrets for long.

As soon as I the blurb that included there would be a manuscript involved, I instantly thought VERITY which I absolutely loved as a thriller! I will say, I still prefer Verity to this book, but it was well done. There were plenty of twist and turns and just enough suspense and action to keep you saying, "I'll just read one more chapter and then I'll go to bed" and you've actually read half the book. However, I will say, the ending to was a bit of a letdown.. :(. The whole entire rest of the book (up to the final reveal) I very much enjoyed, and then the ending.. flat.

With that said, this was my first book by the author so I'm hopeful that some of her other books will work for me.

Absolutely loved reading Gia’s manuscript while waiting on Abby to learn more information but I felt the ending was a pretty big let down. The whole story I was hooked and loved some of the twists and turns. I just felt let down by the ending.

Abby and Gia, friends since childhood. Tragedy separates them, as does fortune. When Abby reluctantly takes time off work to visit Gia and her brother Benny in Sweden, the past and the present collide. Gia doesn't show up and Abby and Benny are worried. They travel to Greece to look for her, only finding Gia's manuscript. Is Gia telling the ruth? Is her new husband who they think he is. Who should they believe? And does Benny have as many secrets about his past as Abby does?
Great thriller and mystery all wrapped in one.

Wow! This was fast paced and kept surprising me. Loved the characters. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book

Another great Katherine Wood read! I have read all of her books and was so excited to get an early copy of this one. Just like her other books, this one did not disappoint. The author is the queen at making you feel like you are actually there and will have you guessing until the very end.. I love how she writes books about upper class people involved in scandal in some exotic land. The plot twists kept happening and until the very end, I was not sure what to believe! In true Katherine Wood fashion, you don’t really know who did it until the end. The book kept me on my toes the entire read. If you have not read any of her books, they are all stand-alone novels so you can read them in any order. This one was definitely a 5 star read for me!

I was invited to read this, thank you for the opportunity. The story was really nice! I read it quickly and breathlessly. Recommended to thriller readers.

Ladykiller is a thrilling and suspenseful read that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Wood has crafted a clever and intricate plot that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. The pacing of the story is well-executed, with just the right amount of suspense and action to keep the reader engaged. From the first page, I was hooked and couldn't put the book down.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bantam Dell for an e-arc in exchange for an unbiased review.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat! I like the multiple views of different characters! Such a great read !

This book turned out better than expected. The reader knows from the beginning that some significant secrets will be revealed involving Gia and Abby. However, early on in the story, Gia comes across as gullible. It is evident that her husband, Garrett, is taking advantage of her, and she cannot see it. She also seems somewhat pathetic, changing herself and tolerating his mistreatment. However, as the story progresses and she becomes more aware of what the relationship is really like, the quality of the story improves. Especially when Gia disappears, and Abby and Benny come to Greece to find her, and instead find her manuscript. As the author uncovers the past and current secrets, the plot becomes much more complex. The book ends with some facts clearly established, but leaves some of the characters, as well as the reader, unsure what really happened re: Gia, Garrett, Emelia, and Timeo.

Highly enjoyable and a pleasant surprise. I really enjoyed the authors writing style and am looking forward to more of her work.

Looking for a sensual thriller located on an exotic Greek island? Look no further, this is the one! This one kept my attention and kept me guessing all the way to the end. An heiress being taken advantage of? Or an heiress who covers her steps? A perfect beach read set to hit the shelves in July 2024!

I love the cover of this book it drew my attention right away. I also love that this book takes place in Greece. From the description, I also thought this book would greatly interest me. Sadly I found myself skipping over large portions of the book due to the overly pornographic descriptions. I have said this before can't they rate these books to allow us to choose not to read them? I understand the author wanted to paint a certain picture of the characters but she went way over board. I was able to skip over this writing with no impact on the story itself for me this says most of it was not necessary. I did find the story captivating and I wanted to see how this was resolved. Sadly the book left too many unanswered questions and no true resolution. Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the ARC.

The LadyKiller killed it!
Author Katherine Wood starts this story off with a quote from the Talented Mr. Ripley, which means someone isn’t who they claim to be. You think it’s obvious at first, but then as the plot thickens, you realize not everything is as it seems.
Gia and Benny are siblings from a wealthy family. But after their larger than life father dies, he gives his fortune to a charity he founded while leaving his kids his real estate.
Benny has done well for himself as a screenwriter, but Gia hasn’t done much since writing a memoir twelve years ago about killing her stalker in self defense when he was attacking her best friend Abbey.
Abbey didn’t come from much. Her mom was a cook for Gia’s family. Gia and Abbey became fast friends and Gia’s father felt she was a good influence on Gia. As a result, he paid for Abbey’s education which allowed her to become the lawyer she is today.
The reader follows two narratives, Abbey, with secrets of her own about the night in question twelve years ago, and not Gia per say, but rather her new manuscript that she has been writing about her marriage to Garrett, a man she’s only known for three months who she’s starting to fear is only after her money.
If The Talented Mr. Ripley, Gone Girl and Colleen Hoover’s, Verity had a threesome, it would result in this sexy thriller.

I loved this book! I liked going between Abby’s perspective and Gia’s perspective via the transcript. This book really takes you on a journey. I never really knew where it was going to go next and it kept me intrigued the entire time. I am beginning to learn that I really love the rich people troupe because they are just so messy. This book had it all for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

This book started off so strong, I was hooked right from the first chapter. The writing is amazing. This story follows Gia, Abby and Benny. Gia is not very likeable, and by the end of the book, I still don’t know how I feel about her completely. This book was a 5 star book for me until about the last 20%. I was disappointed in the ending. I had so many possible ways this story could end, and none even close. The end fell flat for me and it left too many questions.

When Abby's best friend goes missing, she is left to unravel Gia's relationship through her manuscript for her latest book. Abby is also on edge as she is dealing with mysterious emails threatening to reveal her biggest secret. I enjoyed the manuscript and how it intertwined Gia's perspective into the investigation by Abby. The unreliable narrator and thrilling mystery of what really happened to Gia makes an entertaining mystery filled with backstabbing, revenge and murder.

3.5
This book was a wild ride. The writing was so captivating and made me feel like I was in the Greek islands with the characters. I was immersed in the story from the very first page and could not put this down until I finished. The author did a great job of making every single character seem sketchy. I didn’t know who to trust throughout the story.
There were certain points where it felt like two different stories were happening and I wasn’t sure how they were going to come together, but it got there in the end. Sadly the ending fell a little flat for me as I walked away feeling like I needed more. Overall, it was a fun read.

Thank you Random House/ Bantam and NetGalley for this ARC.