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    Killer Image
    Killer Image
    Killer Image
    Audiobook9 hours

    Killer Image

    Written by Wendy Tyson

    Narrated by Tanya Eby

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    As Philadelphia's premier image consultant, Allison Campbell helps others reinvent themselves, but her most successful transformation was her own after a scandal nearly ruined her. Now she moves in a world of powerful executives, wealthy, eccentric ex-wives and twisted ethics.

    When Allison's latest Main Line client, the fifteen-year-old Goth daughter of a White House hopeful, is accused of the ritualistic murder of a local divorce attorney, Allison fights to prove her client's innocence when no one else will. But unraveling the truth brings specters from her own past. And in a place where image is everything, the ability to distinguish what's real from the facade may be the only thing that keeps Allison alive.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 5, 2017
    ISBN9781541486003
    Killer Image
    Author

    Wendy Tyson

    Wendy Tyson is a lawyer and former therapist whose background inspires her mysteries and thrillers. She lives in the Philadelphia area on a micro-farm with her husband, three sons, and three dogs. Her short fiction has appeared in literary journals, and she's a contributing editor and columnist for The Big Thrill and The Thrill Begins, International Thriller Writers' online magazines. Her series include the Allison Campbell Mystery Series and the Greenhouse Mystery Series.

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    • 2/5
      2.5
      The cover image above made me think it was going to be a cozy mystery, but it wasn't at all like that and I'm wondering why the publisher decided to market it that way. Anyway, for most of the book I was digging the story of Allison the image consultant, with her complicated messy life, her difficult teenage client, and a murder mystery that needed to be solved, but by the end I was getting pretty annoyed with Allison and her crazy antics. The finish just felt flat to me and kind of silly after the way the rest of the book read and I felt disappointed.
    • 4/5
      I received a copy of Killer Image by Wendy Tyson in exchange for an honest review.

      Allison Campbell is an image consultant in Philadelphia. She has a thriving business with a very eclectic clientele. Then her most recent client comes along – the daughter of a White House hopeful and Allison’s past and present collide. Her teen client is accused of murder and no one believes her innocence except Allison.

      This was a very intriguing story – kept me guessing until the very end. The characters were great, I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite because there were quite a few that I liked, a lot. I see that this is the first in the series, I can’t wait to read the others! It was great from beginning to end…
    • 3/5
      "Wake up, Al. People don't come all neatly packaged. You've spent your whole adult life trying to force people into these tidy little boxes. Things don't work that way. People mess up. They get scared. They change their minds. What's under the surface comes out, and you know what? It's not always pretty. That's okay. It's called life."I bought this book because I was approved for the second book in the series on NetGalley and wanted to catch up before I started the second book. I was really looking forward to reading this book, I mean who wouldn't with an attorney dying from what looks like a ritualistic satanic murder. Sadly when I started this book I realized that this book concentrated a whole lot more on the characters' pasts than the investigation into the murder.I started off reading this book and actually liking the main character, Allison Campbell. However the more that I read this book the more I began to dislike her. Allison is haunted by things that have happened in her past, with both her family life and her professional career. Allison is constantly thinking about what happened with a former patient, Violet. I understand that it needed to be revealed what happened with Violet but by god it just dragged and dragged on throughout the book. I came in to reading this book interested about the present day events and the book was swamped with the past that haunts Allison.Allison is not the only character with a past whose past somehow ends up taking over and breaking up the plot. Readers get to find out about everyone's past in this book. There are point-of-view changes and during those pov changes it seems like we get to find out about traumatic events that the characters have gone through. Everyone in this book is messed up in their own way and has issues that they are struggling through. I understand these people have issues but did those issues really need to take over the book and break up the plot?Probably my favorite character in those book (except for Brutus the dog) was Allison's ex-husband Jason. Jason was trying to get Allison to stop letting her past control her and wasn't having any of her excuses. I really like how he got her to open up and I like where their relationship has gone.The thing that really saved this book for me was the ending. The ending was filled with some great action and readers finally get to know what really happened. While the investigation may have not been great for me, the final reveal at the end was really good. I am planning on reading the second book in the series as I have already been approved for it. I am hoping now that Allison has worked past some of her issues that the second book won't be as focused on them.
    • 5/5
      I received a complimentary copy of this book as a part of a book tour in exchange for a fair and honest review and rated it 5 out of 5 Stars and a Recommended Read.When I first signed on to review Killer Image by Wendy Tyson, I thought I would be reviewing a “cozy mystery”. While Killer Image is indeed a mystery, it’s also so much more; it’s a second chance romance, and it’s a psychological thriller. A well developed heroine, interesting and somewhat quirky secondary characters and good dialogue kept me turning the pages to discover what would happen next. Set in both upscale and rundown neighborhoods in modern day Philadelphia, Ms. Tyson gives us her story from multiple points of view.A successful Image Consultant and owner of her own business, Allyson Campbell, works for executives and ex-wives who need to reinvent themselves to enter the work place and society. When a local congressman and his wife, ask Allison to take their teenage daughter, Maggie, on as a client, Allison’s first impulse is to say no, she only works with adults. Begging Allyson for help, and offering a more than healthy fee, the congressman refuses to take no as an answer. Agreeing to meet with Maggie, to see if they can work together, Allyson soon finds herself neck deep in a murder investigation where her client is the prime suspect. Ms. Tyson does an excellent job developing her characters and letting us get to know them through glimpses into their own points of view. While Allyson remains the central character, and primary point of view, we get to know Vaughn, her young African American assistant, who’s got major secrets of his own, Mia Campbell, Allyson’s former mentor and former mother in law, who at first is a person of interest in the murder investigation, Jason Campbell, Allyson’s ex-husband who wants a second chance and Maggie McBride, the Goth dressed teenage girl, who is at the center of both the murder investigation and a reluctant trip down memory lane for Allyson. Ms. Tyson’s world building is well done and is a major part of this first book in the series. Allyson has secrets, some major fears and unconscious desires she needs to address. While trying to get to know her reluctant client, Allyson finds herself questioning her “career choice” and how well she knows the people in her life. Realizing she needs to face her past, Allyson is also forced to deal with her family issues and what caused her to walk away from a career as a psychologist. Will Allyson and her group of assistants discover the identity of the real killer before both Maggie and Allyson become the killer’s next victims? Will Allyson give romance a second chance? You’ll have to read Killer Image to find out, I loved it and can honestly say that this is one of the few mysteries I’ve read where I actually had tears in my eyes at the end of the story. I can’t wait to read what happens to Allyson and all of the people in her life next.
    • 4/5
      Killer Image by Wendy TysonI received a free copy of **Killer Image** from Net Galley in exchange for an honest Review.**Killer Image** is the first book in Wendy Tyson's *Allison Campbell Mystery Series*. It begins with the murder of Arnie Feldman, a prominent divorce attorney who has made a few enemies during his career. One of these enemies is Mia, Allison's former mother-in-law, who very publicly threatened Arnie's life.Allison Campbell owns and operates an image consultant business, and she is approached by politician Hank McBride and his wife Sunny to help with preparing their daughter, Maggie, to be more compliant with social behavior and her appearance. McBride wants to run for higher government office, and he wants to be able to have Maggie appear with the family to help him campaign. Maggie is a teenager who is rebelling from everyone and everything from her dress (Goth) to her social activity. Her boyfriend is the son of Arnie Feldman, and because of some of Maggie's activities, she becomes a person of interest in the Feldman murder investigation. When she and Allison first meet, Maggie refuses to cooperate with any of Allison's suggestions, but as time goes by, they become closer. Allison had a very bad experience with a teenage girl some years before, and she remains haunted by feelings of inadequacy and responsibility for that outcome. That is why she doesn't give up on working with Maggie; she doesn't want to abandon Maggie to a bully of a father and an ineffective mother. As a result of her involvement with both Maggie and Mia, Allison is drawn further and further into the murder investigation. Allison doesn't believe either female capable of killing someone, but the facts indicate either one could be.One of the peripheral characters is Christopher Vaughn. He is employed as Allison's business manager, but he is also Allison's friend. He has a full plate of secrets of his own he tries very hard to protect while he also works with Allison on the murder investigation. For me, he was a very interesting character because of the way in which he has to juggle what amounts to his public and private persona. He adds more depth to an already layered story, and this serves to make the book even more interesting.Wendy Tyson has taken on some heavy topics in this mystery, and she pulled it off by creating a storyline with vibrant characters it was difficult for me to want to stop reading about. Parts of the story are quite emotional with issues of abandonment, extreme disability, and romantic quandary being explored. These problems have no easy answers, yet all are handled very thoughtfully. In addition, while there was a satisfactory ending for the book, there is also the wish for a sequel and more of Allison Campbell in the future. I want to be at the front of the line for anything further in a Campbell series.I would recommend this mystery to any reader who likes a little more meat on their mystery bone. Be prepared to be drawn into some very interesting characters. I'd also like to give a shout-out to Henery Press. I'm beginning to find that they publish a variety of very good mystery writers, and I have not once been disappointed with any of their publications. In fact, they are responsible for making my TBR pile grow even bigger. That's a good thing, right?
    • 4/5
      My review4 STARSI was surprised at how much I liked Killer Image. It sucks you into the story and characters and I did not want to put it down.Who expects a image consultant to look into a murder? Most of the characters at first glance I thought I did not really like them but they developed at a slow pace and the more they are fleshed out the more I liked most of them.The Plot is a simple idea at first glance. A politician hires a image consultant to work with his 15 year old before his runs again for office. The teen is later a suspect of a murder of a divorce lawyer.Everyone we meet is hiding secrets from others some really big ones and some you wonder why are they hiding them.The characters are built slowly, a little by little. Till they seem real and you care for many of them and others you want to slap or kick them when they are down. Others you cheer for.Allison is a image consultant. She is divorced and lives alone. She has issues with dogs, her parents and a girl from her past Violet. Her mentor was her ex-mother-in-law. She has not spoken with her for a couple of years.Vaughn works for Allison and he is keeping two big secrets from her. He does some P.I. type for her and her business manager.Maggie is 15 year old rebellious teen. Her father is a Congressman and is planning to run for U.S. Senate seat. She is a witch. Knows that Allison is her last chance before boarding school. She does not want to cooperate with her. She dresses all in black. She is spoiled rich kid at first.It shows you at first glance can be hiding a lot and the more you get to know a person the more you care about them. They could be hiding a lot of hurt, or sins. I can't wait for another Allison Campbell Mystery.I was given this ebook to read and asked in exchange to give honest review for the blog tour by Netgalley, Henry Press and author.