Before She Was Helen Review

Before She Was Helen
By: Caroline B. Cooney
Poisoned Pen Press
General Fiction (Adult)
Mystery and Thrillers
Publish Date 5 May 2020
336 Pages
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I have always liked this authors writing. This is the first time that I have read an adult book written by her. I have always read her young adult books and loved them. Her adult books are just as good.
She had me guessing me the whole time. I did figure out the current murder but not the 50 year old murder because I guessed wrong on that one.
This book is about an elderly woman who goes by Helen even tough that is not her legal name. There are flash backs into the reason why. There ends up being a murder in the house next to hers. She isn't aware of it until the landscapers figure something is up because the back sliding door is open and that is not normal for this home. Helen is worried about the next door neighbor because he isn't answering her texts message to make sure he is ok. She has a key and goes into his home but doesn't find anything. She does find an unexpected door that leads his other neighbors house. This brings out the curiosity of Helen and she investigates. She finds an unusual item and takes a picture of it and sends it to her nephew and niece. Well, something interesting comes of this and everything goes wild. These things just don't happen in this little area of retired people. I gave the book 4 stars. I highly recommend that you read it.