A Book A Week

Ashley Elston burst onto the thriller scene a couple of years ago with First Lie Wins. Making the jump from her usual young adult genre proved to be a major success, as she delivered a twisted, multi-POV thrill ride that I devoured in a single sitting. Naturally, I was eager to see what she’d do next, and that arrived this week in the form of another standalone thriller, Anatomy of an Alibi. It’s yet another page-turner that hooked me from the very first chapter.

Like her first thriller, the less you know about Anatomy of an Alibi going in, the more you’ll enjoy it. As usual, I think the publisher’s blurb gives away a bit too much. The real fun here lies in the discovery. That said, the basic setup is simple enough to share without spoiling the twists that make this book work. The novel centers on two women, Camille and Aubrey, who both suspect that Camille’s hotshot lawyer husband, Ben, is hiding something. They hatch a risky plan: Aubrey will pose as Camille, distracting Ben while the real Camille spies on him. But when Ben is found murdered the very next day, both women are left scrambling to construct an airtight alibi.

Anatomy of an Alibi proves that Ashley Elston has a real knack for crafting twisty, page-turning thrillers. She leans into shifting perspectives, flashbacks, and well-placed red herrings, weaving them together into a suspenseful ride that kept me glued to the pages. Yes, things get a little over the top at times, but that’s part of the fun with a book like this. And while the ending didn’t quite land as strongly as I’d hoped, with some character motivations left frustratingly opaque, the journey to get there was more than worth it. Elston has clearly found her stride in the suspense genre, and she’s quickly earned a spot on my must-read list.

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(2026, 5)