Publication Date: July 11, 2023
Kira’s back in her affluent hometown for the first time in years and determined to unravel the secrets of her mother’s death—hidden in the unpublished memoir she left behind— even if it kills her. . . .
After her troublemaker mother’s mysterious death, Kira fled her wealthy Texas town and never looked back. Now, decades later, Kira is invited to an old frenemy’s vow renewal celebration Though she is reluctant to go, there are things pulling her home. . . like chilled wine and days spent by the pool . . . like sexy Jack, her childhood crush. But more important are the urgent texts from her grandmother, who says she has something for Kira. Something related to her mother’s death, something that make it look an awful lot like murder.
When her grandmother gives Kira a memoir that her mother had been working on before she died, Kira is drawn into the past and all the sizzling secrets that come along with it. With few allies left in her gossipy country-club town, Kira turns to Jack for help. As she gets closer to discovering what—and who—might have brought about her mother’s end, it becomes clear that someone wants the past to stay buried.
And they might come after Kira next.
More than two decades have passed since Kira spent time in her East Texas hometown. But an invitation has piqued her interest, especially when her grandmother dangles an incentive related to the death of Kira’s mom.
A Likeable Woman sets the stage for what appears to be a reunion of old friends/acquaintances. However, author May Cobb has added multiple elements of suspense.
Although her mother, Sadie, allegedly committed suicide when Kira was a teen, Kira never believed it. The story flashes from past to present with alternating storylines so readers get a better sense of who Sadie was. Meanwhile, Kira receives anonymous texts warning her about returning to Texas.
Kira’s character resonates as the girl who left town, leaving everyone behind. However, her return sparks plenty of action, especially once she gets her hands on Sadie’s unpublished manuscript.
A Likeable Woman takes a traditional reunion story and infuses it with suspense for an entertaining story you won’t be able to put down.
May Cobb is an award-winning author of The Hunting Wives, My Summer Darlings, A Likeable Woman, and Big Woods. Her books have gotten attention from Book of The Month, The Today Show, and Oprah Daily and have been optioned for film/TV. She has an M.A. from San Francisco State University and her essays and interviews have appeared in The Washington Post and Good Housekeeping. She currently lives in Austin with family.
