Name: Locust Lane
Rating: 3.625 (8 reviews)

Stephen Amidon

A Novel

Locust Lane

I love literary mysteries with unlikeable characters. This should have worked for me, but just didn’t. I can’t put my finger on why, except to say that the characters seemed very one-dimensional.

Cheri McElroy

Katrina Meyers

I really liked the whole book up until the epilogue, that ruined it for me.

Brooke Barnett

Okay. This one definitely stressed me out, but I also couldn't put it down. Locust Lane is a disturbing depiction of a very plausible, real life tragedy turned small town cover up.

Overall, I don’t quite know how to feel about this book. It has a lot about society, culture, and people that just plain sucks. And while I couldn’t put it down and found it incredibly compelling, I’m not sure how to rate or totally feel about a story that causes me acute stress and that kind of ends without being resolved morally and with justice being totally serviced… hey maybe there will be a book 2? 😅

But I also understand all of that is probably kind of the point. It’s truly an exploration of small town justice, power and influence in what appears to be the perfect little affluent town.

I loved the pace and multiple POVs. It’s was gripping and page turning. And I didn’t see the twist coming. It was unassuming and lowkey chilling.

⚠️ And there are content warnings galore, so please take care. I may not have even caught all of them: murder, corruption, cover up, racism/bigotry, sexual assault, drug abuse and addiction including alcoholism, police prejudice, privilege and discrimination, class discrepancies, domestic abuse, trial by media and social media, sexual proclivities, death of a child, bullying, adultery, breaking and entering, wrongful convictiton, attempted rape ⚠️

Thank you to Celadon Books for the early copy!

Leah | @LeahsLittlePleasures

Okay. This one definitely stressed me out, but I also couldn't put it down. Locust Lane is a disturbing depiction of a very plausible, real life tragedy turned small town cover up.

Overall, I don’t quite know how to feel about this book. It has a lot about society, culture, and people that just plain sucks. And while I couldn’t put it down and found it incredibly compelling, I’m not sure how to rate or totally feel about a story that causes me acute stress and that kind of ends without being resolved morally and with justice being totally serviced… hey maybe there will be a book 2? 😅

But I also understand all of that is probably kind of the point. It’s truly an exploration of small town justice, power and influence in what appears to be the perfect little affluent town.

I loved the pace and multiple POVs. It’s was gripping and page turning. And I didn’t see the twist coming. It was unassuming and lowkey chilling.

⚠️ And there are content warnings galore, so please take care. I may not have even caught all of them: murder, corruption, cover up, racism/bigotry, sexual assault, drug abuse and addiction including alcoholism, police prejudice, privilege and discrimination, class discrepancies, domestic abuse, trial by media and social media, sexual proclivities, death of a child, bullying, adultery, breaking and entering, wrongful convictiton, attempted rape ⚠️

Thank you to Celadon Books for the early copy!

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