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I’ll Never Read
by Catherine McKenzie
Reviewed by Desiree De La Cruz-Miller,
Library Assistant
My most recent read, I’ll Never Tell by
Catherine McKenzie, is a riveting mystery
revolving around the bludgeoning of a 17-yearold
girl 20 years earlier. This thriller is a
whodunit, challenging the readers to solve
the crime as clues are laid out.
The MacAllister family owns a lakeside
camp for youth. After the unexpected death of
the MacAllister matriarch and patriarch, their
children are reunited at the camp they helped
run as teens. Most of the MacAllister children
fled the camp with no desire to return…but
with the sudden death of their parents, they all
head home to hold a memorial with all the past
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families that once attended their camp. While
home, the lies and secrets these now-grown adult
children thought they left behind have come to
resurface. It is the duty of the children to find
out what really happened the night Amanda,
the best friend to the eldest daughter, Margaux,
was hit over the head with a canoe paddle and
left for dead. Timelines are revealed pointing
in different directions as to who was where
the night it happened. They know for a fact it
was one of them. They must figure this out as
required in their father’s last will. This will be
the deciding factor as to how the inheritance
will be distributed amongst them.
For more exciting mysteries like this one
come visit us at the Adult Reference Desk at
the El Segundo Public Library. We are happy
to show you the wide selection of mysteries
we have on our shelves. •
Film Review
Morgan Rojas
Check It Out
I’ll Never Read by Catherine McKenzie
Desiree De La Cruz-Miller
Knives Out Is a Sharp,
Smart Whodunit
By Morgan Rojas for cinemacy.com
Like any good whodunit film, the excitement
lies not only in the peculiar nature of the
crime but also in the equally kooky cast of
characters who toss around suspicions like
hot potatoes. A sassy and stylish homage
to its murder-mystery predecessors, Knives
Out (now playing in theaters everywhere) is
130 minutes of pure thrills, adrenaline highs
and avant-garde home decor. Rian Johnson
– who recently directed Star Wars: The Last
Jedi – creates a compelling atmosphere of
suspense that will have audiences on edge
until the very last frame.
Christopher Plummer plays the patriarchal
Harlan Thrombey, an accomplished mystery
writer and collector of gaudy art and selfportraits.
In celebration of his 85th birthday,
his fractured family congregates in his mansion
estate to reconnect, eat cake and unavoidably
stir up drama. When Harlan is found dead
the following morning, the local detectives
assigned to the incident (LaKeith Stanfield,
Noah Segan) initially believe this is an open
and shut case of suicide. However, private
investigator Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig)
senses otherwise. With his bourbon-glazed
Southern drawl and sharp line of questioning,
he enlists the assistance of Harlan’s caregiver,
Marta (Ana de Armas), to help him catch the
killer (or killers?). In the Thrombey mansion,
everyone is a suspect.
The main draw here is the stellar ensemble
cast. Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni
Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon,
Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell all
play exaggerated versions of entitled teens
and adults with flamboyant attitudes and
self-righteous prerogatives. Because no
one trusts the intentions of another, these
complicated family dynamics are expressed in
both a war of words and physical altercations
that blend to create comedy gold. Combined,
they create an undeniable force of talent that
is pure hilarity to watch on screen.
Knives Out offers a wildly entertaining
escape from reality, like an Agatha Christie
murder-mystery come to life. It does a
wonderful job of introducing new twists
-- and subsequently increasing the stakes
with every new scene. Knives Out doesn’t
reinvent the wheel, but it feels fresh in
its execution, which is mostly due to the
hilarious script. The humor is the film’s selling
point. It’s fast-paced and specific with
every single joke landing hard. Despite the
warning of “mature content,” Knives Out is
the perfect film to watch over the holidays
for a good laugh. •
Knives Out, Courtesy of Lionsgate
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