For Cassie Bowden, not remembering what happened the night before is typical. Finding a dead body beside her. Not typical. As the story progresses, she must piece together what happened as fragmented moments come back to her. Meanwhile the real murderer is given orders to rectify her mistake in sparing Cassie’s life on that fatal night.
It’s rare that I find the show better than the
book (written by Chris Bohjalian). But in this case the actress Kaley Cuoco infuses
Cassie’s character with a much-needed sense of fun. She acknowledges the ridiculousness
of the whole premise of not being 100% certain she didn’t commit the murder
herself. The show also allows Alex (the corpse) more screen time as a voice of reason in
Cassie’s head as she navigates her next move to prove her innocence. As an
armchair traveler, I also appreciated the scenes where Cassie is packing, hanging
out in a hotel room, or walking the streets of romantic destinations. I’m a
sucker for travel-sized anything and cobblestones. Throw in a murder mystery, and I'm on board.
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