Therapy Bits

Category: Psychological Thriller

Synopsis:

Reeling from her husband’s death and best friend’s dementia diagnosis, seventy-six-year-old Linda Davidson feels lost and alone. Her beloved daughter Kleo and son-in-law Mick have moved into her house to keep her company, but the constant bickering quickly turns their presence into yet another worry on Linda’s long list.

Eager to escape the tension at home, Linda goes to visit her friend at Legacy Place, a memory care facility for the elderly, where she meets Jenny Cooper, a ninety-two-year-old dementia patient who makes a shocking confession: she kills people.

Linda dismisses the so-called secret as the confusion of an ailing mind, but Jenny seems strangely lucid during their visits as she recounts stories of her many victims–mostly men who hurt her. Then a fellow patient at Legacy Place dies. Everyone else sees it as the natural death of a sick old man, but Linda can’t help but wonder: is there any chance Jenny’s telling the truth?

Comments:

Jenny Cooper is quite a character — she’s hilarious. All of the characters are vividly drawn and voiced well by Carol Monda. This is very much a character-driven psychological suspense story and I can’t recommend it highly enough. There are some laugh-out-loud passages and some sad passages and even a few titillating passages as well. The story is complete with a bittersweet, but hopeful ending. Give it a listen, I doubt you’ll regret it.

I listened to the audible version of this audiobook, but you can get it in paperback and on kindle also.

Rating: 5 out of 5