Fiona Barton

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Madhuri Sridhara

I've read two of Fiona Barton's previous books ('The Widow' and "The Child') and have enjoyed them both.

So, I naturally had high expectations from this book. The first half was about establishing the characters and the town of Ebbing but the writing felt disjointed as though I was reading about people from different worlds. 

By the second half, the action picks up and we get the mystery in full flow and we have an engaging page turner. Told through the POV of different characters, the whole book felt average especially coming from someone as talented as Fiona Barton. 

It also feels like we will be seeing more of Elise King and while I will read any upcoming books, I hope the story is more tightly wound the next time.

It was a decent read. 

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK for the advance e-copy. 

3/5

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