An author explores her sister's death under mysterious circumstances in a hotel in Mexico — offering more plot twists, shocking revelations and shady characters than most contemporary thrillers, our reviewer says.
is a haunting, heartbreaking, frustrating read.
Betsy and her sister, Nancy, who later changed her name to Atlantis, grew up under the strict tutelage of their conservative Catholic father and suicidal, manic-depressive mother. They were close as kids and remained so through the years despite different educations, relationships and careers that pulled them to various cities and countries. While Betsy gravitated toward teaching and writing, Atlantis became a singer-songwriter who cut an album and was poised to succeed.
Bonner's voice is strong — her pain, research and need for answers the three constants that drive the book. But Atlantis occupies the core of everything. Betsy Bonner is the storyteller, but Atlantis Black is the story, the mystery, the victim, sometimes the perpetrator and always the question. Bonner presents her sister with love, but also with brutal honesty.
Much like a hidden object game, the case of Atlantis Black reveals more and more details the longer you look at it. Her death was ruled a suicide and the case was closed, but there are many loose ends. For starters, the police reports state that the body found in the hotel doesn't match the person in the ID found with the body. There were also many people in Atlantis' life who had muddy connections with her and dealt with weapons and drugs.
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