Without a doubt - The best suspense read this year!!

Marti Trailor is married to a doctor and has three great children, but now she wants to return to her work as a social worker. She is offered a job in the same hospital where her husband works. Marti now gets a “behind-the-scenes” look at what goes on in the hospital – doctors working 80+ hours a week, exhausted doctors making mistakes, the politics that can cost lives.

Erika Raskin has delivered an amazing work. The characters are totally relatable. Marti is smart and sassy, and her best friend Colby is even more so. Marti’s client Tonya is admirable throughout her pregnancy and the aftermath. As tragedy falls upon Marti’s shoulders, she is fortunate to have Colby and her boss Win at her side. There are a couple of characters that I should really dislike – one being her husband – but I find myself feeling some empathy toward them, but only a bit.

The book is fast paced and the suspense builds keeping you turning pages. I wanted to seclude myself so I could just read.

There are many “psychological thrillers” being released lately. Most promise a “surprise twist” at the end. But many of these books have left me feeling the end was contrived in order to give that twist. I did not feel that with “Best Intentions”. Everything falls into place carrying you to a satisfying end.