QUESTIONS FOR BOOKCLUBS
  1. Is it possible that the abuse and psychological damage Trish Montgomery suffered as a child was sufficient cause for her to commit murder?
  2. If Trish Montgomery already knew or suspected that her husband had been unfaithful, why did she do nothing about it until she received a letter confirming his infidelity? Why would the receipt of a Dear Jane letter trigger such a strong reaction in her? 
  3. Is being psychologically and sexually abused as a child a justifiable defence for committing murder? 
  4. What in her background or psyche could have led Trish Montgomery to become a serial killer? How could she kill people she had no personal connection with? How could she get a thrill from not only planning but also committing multiple murders? What might have been going on in her mind as she did so? 
  5. Does Larry Potter’s decision to initiate his own investigation into the murder of Clement Montgomery, in an effort to prove Trish’s innocence, ring true? Is it reasonable for Larry to have potentially placed his new wife’s murder enquiry and career at risk to help Trish? Would anyone risk jeopardizing their marriage to a person they loved to help a friend? 
  6. What about Geoffrey Brown. Could his feelings for Trish Montgomery have been strong enough for him to kill on her behalf? What sort of inner conflict might Brown have felt as he and Trish planned Hall’s murder, and he carried it out? 
  7. If she was a serial killer, could Trish have achieved a sufficient post-murder high after planning Hall’s murder and then listening to Brown’s cut-by-cut description of the event? 
  8. Is Larry’s relationship with Jenna realistic? Would he keep aspects of his efforts to prove Trish’s innocence a secret from his wife? Would Jenna have made a conscious decision not to question Larry about his actions? 
  9. Would Larry put himself at risk of physical harm in his quest to prove Trish’s innocence? 
  10. Would the near death of Larry and the lasting physical scars he was left with be sufficient to stop Trish from killing again, if she was in fact the murderer, and her actions had led to Larry’s injuries?

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