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    Rich and the Dead: A Novel

    By Liv Spector

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    To solve the crime of the century, she'll have to go back in time....

    Welcome to Star Island, where Miami's wealthiest residents lead private lives behind the tall gates of their sprawling mansions. It's a blissful escape from the hot and dirty city—or it was, until New Year's Day 2015, when twelve of the most powerful people in the world were found murdered in the basement of a Star Island mansion.

    The massacre shocked the nation and destroyed the life of investigator Lila Day. Her hunt for the Star Island killer consumed her. But the case went unsolved, resulting in her dismissal from the Miami PD.

    Now, three years later, life hands Lila an unexpected second chance: reclusive billionaire Teddy Hawkins approaches Lila and asks her to solve the case. But how do you investigate a crime when all the leads have long ago gone cold? The answer, Teddy tells her, is to solve the case before it happens. He's going to send Lila back in time.

    With nothing left to lose, an incredulous Lila travels back to 2014, determined to find the Star Island killer once and for all. But as she goes undercover among the members of Miami's high society, she finds herself caring for—and falling for—people who are destined to die that fateful night. Now she must either say good-bye or risk altering the future forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 18, 2014
    ISBN9780062258427
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    Rich and the Dead: A Novel
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    Liv Spector

    Liv Spector was raised on Cape Cod and currently lives in Canada. She has worked as an oyster shucker, dancer, farmhand, journalist, and teacher. A graduate of McGill University in Montreal, she received her MFA from Brooklyn College.

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    • 4/5
      The Rich and The Dead is a near-future murder mystery by Liv Spector with a very interesting twist - time travel. What if you could go back a few years to learn who was responsible for a murder? If you were the officer in charge of that case and it had bugged the hell out of you, wouldn't you be tempted to do just that so you could bring the murderer to justice? The concept certainly got my attention, and it definitely made for a fun, if nail-biting, read!
    • 4/5
      I have to say I really enjoyed this book. What would you do if you could go back in time and try to figure out what happened. You can't interfere and try to change anyone's fate, but how could you not end up trying to do just that. I enjoyed the time travel back to this time and I was surprised by the ending. I'm hoping there will be more from this author and hopefully in this series.
    • 5/5
      I was drawn into this book right away, who wouldn't be: wealth, time travel. I'm not always a fan of books of this ilk, too much fluff not enough believable plot. This book however was neither of those. I'd recommend this book for someone who likes believable mystery, but isn't afraid of a little plot either!
    • 2/5
      Mills and Boom crime fiction.
    • 5/5
      A very interesting read
    • 4/5
      I received a copy of this book thru the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. I loved it! I truly was guessing until the end, and I was very impressed with the technology in the book. It's a great mystery novel, and I recommend it to readers who love such books. 4 stars!
    • 4/5
      (Early Reviewer copy)This book was everything I hoped it would be from the description. A former detective is given the opportunity to go back in time to solve the Star Island Massacre, the unsolved crime she was obsessed with enough to derail her career. The catch is that she cannot actually stop anyone from being killed, only figure out who the killer is. Along the way, she grows closer to some of the soon-to-be victims, and finds herself emotionally tangled into the past, as she learns secrets, lies, and motives first hand. The ending was a complete stunner, but made total sense looking back, and I really hope this book does well and becomes a series as promised.
    • 4/5
      I received this book for free through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers. This was a great book. It was a fun read and it kept me guessing until the very end. I loved the concept of going back in time to solve a murder, but not being able to save anyone from being killed.
    • 1/5
      I am trying to figure out why I didn't click with this book -- had a hard time getting into it and harder time finishing it. After I bought the preposterous premise -- a woman who investigated a horrible massacre several years before (when she was a cop) but was never able to find the killer, is sent back in time to discover who did it -- I still could not get involved with the main character or her mission. The book is trying to be a little bit of everything -- chick lit (with loving descriptions of outrageously expensive clothes and shoes and cars and houses and handsome rich men) -- and a thriller with ominously bad guys, an impossible to solve murder, and, oh yeah, the time travel bit -- and maybe that's why it failed for me. Or maybe it was because the characters were as thin as the pages of the book. Or maybe it was the poor quality of the writing -- for example, the author felt the constant need to use adverbs to strengthen her verbs.It amazes me that, in this difficult time in the publishing industry, this book made it to publication.
    • 4/5
      I picked this book up on a whim and was immediately drawn in by the cover and the title. The cover is absolutely gorgeous and I love both the simplicity and use of colors. The title is perfect for this novel and really catchy in my opinion. I’ve never heard of Liv Spector and for her debut novel it was very well done.The writing is perfect mystery novel writing. It sucks you in and gives you the perfect mix of detail, dialogue and intrigue. It was so easy to just wrap yourself up in the mystery and go on this adventure with our protagonist – Lila Day; also known as Camilla Dayton. I loved seeing how she had to adjust, not only to having time traveled and being over three years in the past, but also to change her entire persona to adjust to the lives of the 1%.The mystery was also very intriguing. I liked the idea of this secret society of philanthropists who donated money to charities every year. I was really curious to find out not only who killed the twelve victims but mostly what their motive was. I’m glad to say that I had no idea about the motive until the last 20 pages. I accidentally guessed the person as a ‘it would be funny if ___ turned out to be the killer’ kind of incident. I really liked how Spector made it that (despite this random guess) I still didn’t really think it was said person until the end. The idea had just flitted through my mind and then I was back to wondering who could do it and why.Even though you have to wait until the very bitter end to find out everything, and it may seem like the mystery was dragging on, it never felt that way. I was swept up with each new lead and each new possibility, all the while wondering and wanting to know. The story just flew by and before I knew it the big reveal was happening and I couldn’t read fast enough.Liv Spector’s debut novel has met all my expectations. The description made me want to read this book immediately and I’m so glad I got a copy. I absolutely loved it and loved Spector’s writing. It seems on goodreads that there might be another novel with our lovely Lila Day and I really hope that’s true. Regardless I do plan to read anything else Spector publishes.
    • 4/5
      A fast-paced, intriguing thriller set apart by an inventive time-travel plot device . . . this is the tightly-woven story of Miami ex-detective Lila Day’s attempt to find the answers to the Star Island murder case that ruined her career with the police department. Traveling back to several months before the massacre that has remained unsolved in her own time, she seeks not to stop the murders, but to determine the identity of the killer. Drawing the reader in from the very beginning, this story takes a few surprising twists on its way to a resolution that turns out to be something no one expected. Lila is a truly likeable character, strong and determined and yet vulnerable and self-effacing. A detracting element of the story, however, is the author’s predilection for constantly needing to put a drink in her hand. As the story progressed, Lila seemed to be incapable of investigating, socializing, or managing anything without searching out that drink or pouring herself two fingers of Wild Turkey. Hopefully, the author will allow Lila to grow beyond this needless practice before her next adventure takes place. Recommended.