A Tragic Page Turner

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A well known, well respected family of a chiropractors, Mary and Bill Yoder, welcome their son's girlfriend Katie into helping at their practice by being their office manager. She gave off a sweet, loving country girl vibe to everyone she met. What they don't know was she is a deceiptful manipulator and when their son Adam no longer falls under her controlling spell (examples: saying she was pregnant and it was his, telling him he got really drunk one night and raped her), he finally starts to see her for who she really is, a pathological liar. When she starts to lose him for good, she takes the most drastic measure of all by going after the most important woman in his life, his mother. Mary comes home from work one day with what appears as gastrointestional issues, a few days later, she's dead. Doctors are baffled as she's a healthy 60 year old woman who takes very good care of herself.
Katie thought she had this all figured out, framing Adam for the murder, sending an anonymous letter to the police saying she knew who the killer was, planting the poison in Adam's Jeep. When she couldn't pin the blame on Adam, she tried to go after the husband Bill, saying he was a drug dealer and a cheater. It started to get rather ridiculous as she tried to find ways not to take the blame. What she wasn't prepared for was computer forensics and the trail she would unkowingly leave behind.
It was hard to believe that Mary's sisters supported Katie and tried to convince everyone that Adam and Bill did it, either individually or together. The only direction the evidence pointed to was Katie, and the reader cringes when they read how Katie and her family acted at trial, like they did not have a care in the world. Katie was used to getting her way, after all.
I really enjoyed reading this story although I felt sorry for Adam as I knew he would shoulder the blame in the years to come. I hope this family is doing well as the years have passed and they have been able to move on from this tragedy. Thank you BookishFirst and Kensington for allowing me to read this book for an honest review.