Twenty Years Later

Twenty Years Later

2021 • 368 pages

Ratings12

Average rating4

15

Another thriller book club pick, I went with the audio by Vivienne Lehany. It was done pretty well overall. 
The elephant on the page for me, was that this is the first experience I have ever had with 9/11 being a plot point in a fictional story. I didn't think it was misused or advantageous or anything like that, it just feels weird seeing something I lived through used as history. In some respects, it's even a brave undertaking as it's something that's bound to draw scrutiny. 
A famous novelist is found dead. The woman likely to be indicted for the killing, goes missing the day of 9/11, last seen inside one of the towers. Right before the 20th anniversary, with new technology, a piece of DNA is identified and is a match for the missing woman, Victoria. This leads the novel down a winding path of twists and turns surrounding the supposed guilt. 
Enjoyable and engaging, but does feel like there is a bit too much thrown in. I love thrillers, but I don't feel there needs to be an entire melting pot of ideas. If done well, not everything needs to be a twist. 
Personally a 4/5*. 

August 14, 2023Report this review