The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .
If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?
This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.
The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?
The four Delaney children—Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke—were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.
One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted.
Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure—but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.
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Apples Never Fall is the second book that I have read by Liane Moriarty and I’m in love. This is my favorite of the two books that I have read so far. The title is what grabbed my attention first, Apples Never Fall how can you not be curious about a title like that? Besides, I love mysteries that have you on the edge of your seat until the end. I had a feeling that I was going to enjoy this book. Apples Never Fall is one of those mysteries when you think you figured out what happened, and then a twist that you did not see coming. I was on the edge of my seat until almost the end of the book. Like Joy’s children, I couldn’t help but wonder what happened to her and did Savannah had something to do with the disappearance, or her husband, Stan. I did not want to believe that Stan had anything to do with Joy’s disappearance. The two of them fought, but then what married couple doesn’t? However, I could tell how much in love he was with Joy. His behavior was a little suspicious when Joy went missing, but I never thought he did anything to hurt her.
I love when a book is told about the past and present. Those are my favorite types of books. The book went from investigation and back to before Joy went missing. It gave us, as readers, to get to know Joy better. I liked Joy from the beginning, and I hoped that she wasn’t dead all through the book. I had a bad feeling that she was, especially when a body was discovered. I loved that the story was told from multiple points of view, even Savannah. When Savannah appeared on the doorstep of Joy and Stan’s house, I had a feeling that there was something not right, but I brushed that feeling away. Up until all the siblings started to get suspicious too. When Savannah started taking care of them, cooking for them, I thought: ‘She can’t possibly be a bad person.’ Even I didn’t see the twist where the truth about Savannah was discovered, and I was suspicious if all of it was the truth. How can you trust someone who came up with so many lies? I understood why she did it, but I was not too fond of it.
Even though Apples Never Fall was a mystery, it had me going through many emotions. If it weren’t for studying, I would spend all day reading. When the truth about Joy’s disappearance was relieved, even I did not see that coming. I wanted to re-read it to make sure that I read it correctly. I did feel that the book’s ending was a bit too long; those are the only part that I felt dragged on a little. I loved how realistic the book was, especially the characters. All the characters go through dramatic changes throughout the book. I felt as if Joy’s disappearance brought them closer together. This is one of the most realistic mystery books I have read in a while. I think that Liane Moriarty will be an author that I will read for years to come; I even recommend books to my friends. Even today, I cannot get the story out of my mind. If you are into mystery and love books about families, I would highly recommend Apples Never Fall.
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