Book: The Ending Writes Itself

 Book: The Ending Writes Itself

Author: Evelyn Clarke

Pages: 352

This is my 136th read for the year

What Amazon Says:

Six authors.  One private island.  72 hours to write the ending that will change their lives.  Arthur Fletch, one of the world's bestselling novelists, is a reclusiv genius known for his iconic protagnoists and fiendish twists.  When six struggling authors are invited to spend a weekend on his private Scottish island, they arrive to discover a shocking secret: Arthur Fletch is dead - and his last book is unfinished.  Desperate to publich the novel, Fletch's agent and editor have summoned these writers in the hope that one of them will imagine a worthy ending for this final book.  To sweeten the deal, they are offering an irresistible prize: in addition to ghost-writing the last chapter - fora mind-boggling sum - they will alos help the lucky writer successfully re-launch their own career, guaranteeing future bestsellers.  The catch: the writers have just 72 hours to finish Fletch's magnum opus.  It's the perfect plot.  All it needs is a killer ending.

This book was fine.  I was hoping for a more exciting story, but I just could not get invested in it.  These writers are given 72 hours to write and most of the book is about them doing anything but.  And of course getting murdered.  The story and the characters did not really grab me.  It get get better toward the end once some things were revealed and it had a decent epilogue.  I have read better locked room mysteries.

Stars: 3