Guest Book Review: Sandra Nikolai - False Impressions

Reviewed by Danielle Pullen

Montreal ghostwriter Megan Scott falls under police suspicion when her husband and a female companion are found murdered. In what a Québec detective calls a crime of passion, startling evidence surfaces to also implicate Michael Elliott, a young investigative reporter who’d rather rub elbows with scumbags than live the posh lifestyle he inherited.

Clutched out of her comfort zone, Megan is flung into Michael’s dark world of criminal investigation. As they make a last-ditch attempt to prove their innocence, an elusive enemy closes in and threatens their lives. Who wants them out of the way and why?

Their only path to freedom is to catch the twisted killer before they become the next victims. But not knowing who to trust or where to turn can have consequences that are just as lethal…

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Author Interview & Giveaway: Sandra Nikolai

Hello and thank you for visiting my blog today.  My guest today is author Sandra Nikolai whose debut novel False Impressions was published earlier this year.

Can you tell us a little bit about False Impressions?

False Impressions is a mystery set in Montreal, Quebec.  The story revolves around ghostwriter Megan Scott who is suspected of killing her husband and a female companion.  Startling evidence indicates that Megan's friend, Investigative reporter Michael Elliot, is also involved in the double murders.

Where did the inspiration come from to write False Impressions?

From real news events.  I'd hear about people spending decades in jail for a murder they claimed they hadn't committed, only to be found innocent later.  I wondered about the evidence that had led to the jail sentence in the first place.  Had it been planted?  Tampered with?  Contaminated?  The notion that all is not what it appears to be stuck in my mind.  I wrote False Impressions based on that premise.