Who Is Maud Dixon?
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Ratings32
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“Part Patricia Highsmith, part All About Eve and pure fun.”―Maria SempleFlorence Darrow has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets off for Morocco with her new boss, the celebrated but reclusive author Maud Dixon. Amidst the colorful streets of Marrakesh and the wind-swept beaches of the coast, Florence begins to feel she’s leading the sort of interesting, cosmopolitan life she deserves.But when she wakes up in the hospital after a terrible car accident, with no memory of the previous night—and no sign of Maud—a dangerous idea begins to take form. . . A Best Book of the Year: New York Times, NPR, New York Post, Entertainment Weekly, CrimeReads
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Wow! I am having trouble putting my feelings into words about this book. I guessed part of a couple of the twists pretty early on, but there were still more twists coming that I didn't expect. The charcters were less likable than I expected and that added to the thriller feeling of the book. The settings of upstate New York and Morroco were both very well done. This is a good creepy mystery where the people are the scariest part.
2.5 ish
a quick & decent read. i found it entertaining enough but didn't was never fully invested in the plot & found the suspense lacking
I've been a bit disappointed with some of the thrillers I've read lately, so I wasn't sure what to expect going into this one. Y'all... This book was SO good! One thing I really dislike is when thrillers take too long to get the action going and you have to slog through 200 pages just to get to the “twist.” Who Is Maud Dixon? is super fast-paced and engrossing right from the start, and I flew through it in just two days. It's one of the few books that was unputdownable for me. I also liked that it only followed one protagonist's POV and didn't rely on the unreliable narrator trope. Even though you get a pretty good idea of where the story is going in the second act, the third act was just one twist after another. If you enjoy thrillers, I highly recommend this one. It's hard to believe this is a debut novel and I can't wait to read more from Alexandra Andrews.
