BEST BOY

DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE

Thriller writer Deborah Goodrich Royce has done it again with her enthralling mystery, Best Boy. The book centers around an ex-actress named Viveca, who left the West Coast to find a new life with her family. Something that is done 1000 times a day with no ramifications. However, when the family moves into their new house, Vivica receives a note signed by someone named 'best boy'. Importantly, after that, their home is burglarized, and her secrets, which are only known to her, become public. What's great about Best Boy is that it imbues the reader with a sense of paranoia and even anxiety that may be hard to shake until the end. The author employs dual timelines, which makes the book that much more fascinating and gut-wrenching. I recommend best boy, especially when you have the lights turned on and the doors locked.