Amber and Danielle Brown (Someone Had to Do It) present their second thriller, Perfect Little Lives, a shocking murder mystery with a twist of steamy romance that captures the essence of love, loyalty, and corruption. The Brown sisters perfectly blend a large dose of secrets and lies with pungent social commentary in this twisted novel of affairs, family, and murder
Simone's childhood in the affluent and primarily white neighborhood of Asher Lane came to a screeching halt when her mother went missing--and her father was convicted of her murder. Given a lack of concrete evidence and the community's underlying racial bias, Simone struggles to uncover the truth and exonerate her father.
Simone runs into Hunter Bishop, her old Asher Lane neighbor and childhood best friend, and learns that Hunter's father had a long-term affair with her mother. As she unveils their parents' many secrets, using Hunter to get closer to the truth, Simone begins to put pieces of the puzzle into place--and considers a new suspect. Her anger toward the unquestioned ruling against her Black father by a prejudiced white community leads her to twisted theories, dangerous confrontations, and possible closure. However, Simone must decide how much of her new life she is willing to risk in order to set the record straight. And she doesn't merely find new clues: she and Hunter, who learn it is hard to leave their pasts in Asher Lane, discover a future built on truth and trust. Perfect Little Lives is thrilling, revealing, and relevant. --Clara Newton, freelance reviewer