Books: First Lines Fridays 10th October 2025
Welcome to another edition of First Lines Fridays, where each week I share the opening lines of a mystery book – no title, no author, just the words themselves. It’s a chance to test whether a book can hook you from the start, without the influence of a familiar name or a flashy cover.
So, would you read on based on this week’s first line? Let’s find out...
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I'm participating in First Lines Fridays as I think it's a great way to highlight more of the books that are on my bookshelves.
What is First Lines Fridays?
First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines?
- Pick a book off your shelf (it could be your current read or on your TBR) and open to the first page
- Copy the first few lines, but don’t give anything else about the book away just yet – you need to hook the reader first
- Finally… reveal the book!
My Pick For This Week
The first lines of the book:
Greta Olsson grabbed the bucket and left the kitchen, and fifteen minutes later, she was dead. The bucket contained ice and a hefty champagne bottle. Her head contained her hopes and dreams. Why would it not? Although her life was unspectacular, she knew she had much to look forward to. After all, she was only twenty-four and healthy. Relatively. A little overweight, maybe. Nothing a couple of hours in the gym couldn’t sort. She hated the stiff white blouse and baggy trousers her employer insisted she wear, plus many of the people she had to serve, but she could grin and bear it. Waitressing was not forever.
Do you know which book this is from? Scroll down to find out!
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And the book is...
Get Alex Harper... A gripping thriller packed with twists and turns, perfect for fans of Harlan Coben Soon-to-be divorced couple Alex and Alex Harper are determined to remain friends for the sake of their daughter. But when a woman neither of them recognises is shot and killed outside the restaurant where they are dining after asking to speak with Alex Harper, staying friends becomes the least complicated part of their lives. The Harpers are thrown into a perplexing mystery of corruption and theft. Trying to uncover the reason for the woman’s death forces them to face not only a dangerous criminal family but the secrets they have kept from one another. While they might find the woman’s killers, they could lose what remains of their relationship. If not their lives…
Where to find Her Last Request by Mark Ayre online:
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Have you read this book?
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