Good afternoon, and welcome to the Book Worm Hole. Today I am thrilled to be part of the Write Reads Ultimate Blog Tour for Karen M. McManus' new thriller, The Cousins. I am a huge fan of Karen's novels, from her first thriller, One of Us is Lying,  and you can find previous reviews of her books here and here , along with an interview with the author I did back in April,  here . The Cousins is a stand-alone thriller, unlike her last book, One of Us is Next. It's also a bit of a departure from her Bayview books in that it isn't high school focused. The mystery here all takes place on a small island off New England, which has been turned into a resort and playground for the rich and famous.  Rather than a close group of friends, or high school acquaintances, the three central characters here are family, cousins in fact. However this doesn't meant that they're close. At the start of the book they really don't know each other at all, other than vague recollect