It took a while for me to get into this. The characters are one dimensional, especially the males, whom were all extremely juvenile and cringe inducing.The overall plot was pretty unbelievable. I did end up getting a bit more engrossed as it went along and the desire to learn the killers identity kept me reading. I believe this was my introduction to this writer, I don't recall reading anything by her in the past and I'm not sure I will pursue any more of her work. ( )

Thank you Goodreads and Kensington Books for the chance to read Bad Thing by Nancy Bush!

This book was not one of my top 10's but it was still a good read great. There is a large cast of characters but their personalities different enough that made this book easy to follow. It is interesting to see the author bring all of the characters together in the end. The plot was original and the ending was unpredictable which was nice because it can be hard not to predict an ending while reading a book at least for me these days i don't think i have read anything from this author before but i will be willing to try another by Nancy Bush. ( )

This book is a DNF for me. I got 47 pages in and just didn’t click with the characters (always worried about their make up, hair, and aging) nor the writing style (repetitive and superficial). ( )

There is a group of former high school classmates referred to as the A-Team. One of them is the apparent victim of an overdose. Then another is brutally murdered. Will anyone else from the group suffer an awful fate? Are these people really friends, or is what happened during their high school years enough to bond them together for life...or death?

What a great premise and quite a promising book. However, there were a couple turns in this story that changed my beginning impressions. First of all, the underlying cause of the murders, and ever-present danger, was all wrapped up in sex. I cannot even begin to count how many sexual references there were in this story. The other issue I had is in reminding readers, over and over, that one of the characters is bipolar. I find myself to be a responsible reader who can actually remember facts and characteristics of the players in any book I read. I can see being reminded once or twice, but the references were far too frequent for my liking.

Back to what did work in this book. The large cast of characters hid behind secrets, lies and covetousness. These were literally deadly sins. The story begins with Kerry Monaghan having returned to the small town of Edwards Bay to be nearer to her family, as well as to begin a new job. When her stepbrother Nick is murdered she is devastated. This also brings her back into contact with her ex, Cole Sheffield, who is chief of police, and one of Nick's high school friends.

While the story progressed, secrets of the past begin to come to light. All the while connections are slowly made that increase the danger to more than one of the group of friends. When I say group of friends, there were many. However, it was rather easy to keep track of all of them. The conclusion was actually exciting and I will admit to not being able to put this book down, and will say that the killer was really a surprise to me.

Although this did not quite hit the mark for me, I will continue to read works by this author.

Many thanks to Zebra and to NetGallley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion. ( )