#BOOK REVIEW: THE-INLAWS BY LAURA WOLFE #BOOKOUTURE PUBLISHERS #PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

MY THOUGHTS AND BOOK REVIEW

Happy Publication Day! The bride-to-be Abigail arranged a camping trip for three nights adventure for her Dad and Mom, Kristen and John Cates, as well as her fiancé Pete and his parents, Darla and Kenny, before their upcoming wedding. They headed towards Michigan's upper peninsula to their trekking and camping site. She had her Diamond ring on during the trip as she was getting married just three months from now. Liam was their tour guide. Pete was working for Abigail's Dad who was very impressed with Pete's work for him. The first few nights of their trip were not as blast as they thought. As they followed Liam into the dense woods with their professional guide, things started getting creepy and someone started leaving messages at the campsites creating a negative energy threatening them. Secrets and troubling stories about each other's families that were hidden unfolded on this trip. Abigail's dad loses his medication and they lost the bear spray. Was someone stealing their belongings? 

I found this book a bit slow in the middle chapters though it was a real page-turner and a quick read after that. And then, One of them is missing and gets killed by accident at the rock cliff as they approach the deep, dark forest with Liam guiding them along a remote trail for another two days. The killing is like in a scene from a horror movie. This made the others worrisome. What would have actually happened? Who could not be trusted on their trip? Abigail has her secrets and intentions that she reveals along the way. The author has kept the reader suspenseful till the end. 

Thanks to Bookouture Publishers and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book for my honest review. I reviewed the book, The In-Laws by  Laura Wolfe, Publication Date: 26 January 2023.

BOOK DESCRIPTION

I peered over the ledge with my heart in my throat. A pop of color caught my eye – I would recognize that jacket anywhere. The body I knew so well lay still, torso twisted one way, head facing the other…

I’d planned this trip to the gorgeous, remote Michigan woodlands as a last-ditch attempt to help strengthen Pete and our families’ bond before the wedding of our dreams. Instead, it has turned into a nightmare that I can’t seem to wake up from. Anger, resentment, and heated arguments weren’t at all what Pete and I had imagined, even less so the horror of discovering a dead body…

Looking around the campsite at my terrified family and future in-laws, I realize that someone on this trip has been keeping secrets from me. What could be dangerous enough to kill for? But then again, I also have secrets of my own, something that if known, could be deadly. The only thing I know for certain is that the murderer is ruthless enough to do anything to keep their story hidden.

Who will be next to pay the ultimate price?

Publisher: Bookouture

Publication Date: 26 January 2023