If our review wasn’t enough to persuade you to read He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker, this excerpt may be the final push you need.
We recently reviewed He Will Be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker, and it’s a mystery novel about a suicide that may just be anything but. Is that not enough to convince you? You should definitely check out the excerpt below.
This excerpt begins after Maggie, the main character, has just discovered some delicate items in her deceased friend’s closet, and she continues searching the apartment for clues. With no further ado, we present you with an excerpt from He Will Be My Ruin.
Excerpt from ‘He Will Be My Ruin’
“These are Celine’s most private things. No one was ever supposed to find them.
With slightly shaky hands, I shift my focus to the bottom of the closet, where shoe boxes and storage containers are stacked in tidy piles. I toss them about, rooting through the contents, anxious over what I might find.
Until I come to a decorative box of dangly necklaces and bracelets, made from giant stones. An uneducated person might mistake them for costume jewelry, but I know that the diamonds are real. I can tell by their sparkle. Several receipts sit at the bottom of the box, indicating a pawnshop where it looks like Celine had already sold some pieces.
I crawl on my hands and knees to check under the bed. Nothing but a single dust bunny—the soul survivor of Celine’s excessive cleaning regime—hides there.
I toss the lamp onto the recently delivered and freshly made bed—the silk white shade bends but I don’t care—and pull apart the makeshift end table, yanking the long and narrow crates apart to hit the hardwood in a loud clatter.
Books spill out everywhere.
The crates are full of little books, ranging from pink journals with unicorns to leather-bound diaries with locks. No keys included.
I didn’t know Celine kept a diary. But of course she did. She liked keeping track of everything. It only makes sense that she would keep track of her life.
I gather every last one and spread them out across the bed. Hoping that somewhere in here I’ll find a reasonable answer…
Dreading the truth.”
And the story just gets better from there. If you found that little snippet intriguing we definitely recommend picking up this book. It’s a bit of a genre departure for K.A. Tucker, and that just adds to the enjoyment.
Happy reading!
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