The hook:
Two little girls became fast friends, and on that same day, killed someone. Years later, they run into each other again despite all odds and a court order to steer clear of each other. What’s more, there’s a serial killer on the loose.
My impressions:
While the story itself was compelling and full of twists, I found the book a bit difficult to read. I’m well aware that this genre is full of violence against women, missing girls and dead ones. However, this book had a seemingly unusual amount of specifically sexually motivated violence, despite the fact that (minor spoiler coming here) the murder that makes up the backstory of the two protagonists is actually really more of an accident and a panicked cover up.
There’s certainly plenty of suspense, and the author writes with the same carefully unfolding style as Tana French and Lisa Jewell. If you can stomach the actual content of the story, the panache with which it is told will be, if not entirely worth it, pretty darn close. At the very least, it made me interested enough in the author’s style to want to read another of her books soon.
I recommend this one if you have a strong stomach and want a bit of a hard boiled case. Fans of Karin Slaughter will probably be able to handle this one just fine.
Happy reading!
Kat Pollock 