Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston

4.5 Stars from me

Having read and loved First Lie Wins, I was quick to sign up to read and review Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston, and I was not disappointed.

This tight and clever thriller had me hooked and, much like its predecessor, delivered page after page of taught, creative, fiction at its finest.

It took me a while to get my head around what was going on, and then to understand it, and then to stand back in awe of the planning and imagination required to deliver such a story!

My thanks to the author, Netgalley and Headline for an ARC in return for an honest review.

Blurb: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of First Lie Wins, a tense, feverish thriller about two women’s lives that are forever intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both.

Everyone at Chantilly’s Bar noticed out-of-towner Camille Bayliss. Red lips, designer heels, sipping a Negroni. But that woman wasn’t Camille Bayliss. It was Aubrey Price.

Camille Bayliss appears to have the picture-perfect life; she’s married to hotshot lawyer Ben and is the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana family. Only nothing is as it seems: Camille believes Ben has been hiding dirty secrets for years, but she can’t find proof because he tracks her every move.

Aubrey Price has been haunted by the terrible night that changed her life a decade ago, and she’s convinced Benjamin Bayliss knows something about it. Living in a house full of criminals, Aubrey understands there’s more than one way to get to the truth – and she may have found the best way in.

Aubrey and Camille hatch a plan. It sounds simple: For twelve hours, Aubrey will take Camille’s place. Camille will spy on Ben, and the two women will get the answers they desperately seek.

Except the next morning, Ben is found murdered. Both women need an airtight alibi, but only one of them has it. And one false step is all it takes for everything to come undone.