Purchased at the Edmonton Public Library Spring book sale.

From back cover:

"...that's what Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen, and Meg Pesaturo call it. They won't consider themselves victims. They are survivors. They helped lead the investigation that caught the man who changed their lives forever. Now they are the prime suspects in his murder.

Could three ordinary women have been driven to do the unthinkable? Dective Sergeant Roan Griffin knows all to well what can drive even the best people to cross the line. Has someone in the Survivor's Club become a killer? And if so, can he blame her, let alone bring her to justice?"

I enjoyed this book very much. It moves along at a nice pace and you learn about the characters little by little, which I liked. The ending was unpredictable and I hadn't guessed "who dunit". Although the topic is a bit heavy (a serial rapist, child abuse/murder) it manages to still stay readable. An enjoyable thriller.

Reserved for the Alphabet VBB

Mailed off as part of the Alphabet VBB. Sorry for the delay in mailing it. Hope you enjoy it.

Arrived safely, thank you. I like the card you sent with it, so cute!

The Survivors in the Survivors Club are three women who were the victims of rape by the same man. It points out how devastating rape really is. Rape doesn't get a lot of acknowledgment as the horrifying crime that it really is. There are prevalent attitudes in society that a woman "asked for it" or she put herself in a compromising position by the party she attended or the liquor she drank or the boy she want out with or the clothes she wore. I've heard the attitude that it is only the "feminists" who are making a big deal of rape and that a lot of it is intended as entrapment of men and boys. I also think that porn promotes the idea that women want to be forced, and if they complain about it afterward it isn't because they didn't like it at the time. Rape is also a very under reported crime as it is humiliating to report it and to go through whatever questioning and proof will be needed. I don't know if it is just our religious training or what it is, but we all, men and women, tend to blame ourselves for anything bad that happens to us. When a woman blames herself for her own rape and she is ostracized or treated as a liar or complainer; that is a pretty devastating combination.
So this book is murder mystery "entertainment" with a solid dose of what it means to be a rape victim. And what happens if the person who is accused turns out to be the wrong person. The author kind of turns the whole situation around and looks at it from different angles. I thought it was unrealistic in some ways but that that didn't matter as the book was a stage setting in which to look at the serious problem of rape.

I am offering this in the ABC VBB. Changed my mind, will hold for bookstogive's mystery/thriller VBB.

I thought that I had released this book. I had not, it is still on my shelf

I plan to release this today.

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