A young girl, Eden Perry, is found dead in the posh neighborhood of Emerson Heights. Cause of death: Blunt force trauma to the head. From available evidence, she was murdered. The suspects are three teenagers — Jack Parrish, Hannah Holt, and Christopher Mahoun.
It didn’t seem possible that any of the suspected teenagers could commit such a horrendous crime, but someone did. And being in a wealthy neighborhood, each of them had everything to lose.
Locust Lane is a suspenseful whodunnit mystery that unfolds through multiple points of view. There are quite a number of characters, but the core group consists of the parents of the teens involved in the murder investigation.
Because of the posh locale where the murder took place, I got the sense that money and power played a pivotal role in how the investigation was conducted and how the authorities might have been unduly influenced.
There are a number of plot twists, but I still managed to determine who the murderer was. Not surprising as that person had the most to lose. Too bad that there wasn’t any real closure in the story as justice wasn’t served, and the rich literally got away with murder.
Locust Lane would have garnered five stars had it not been for the unfufilling finale. Four stars.
I received a digital ARC from Celedon Books through NetGalley. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.
It didn’t seem possible that any of the suspected teenagers could commit such a horrendous crime, but someone did. And being in a wealthy neighborhood, each of them had everything to lose.
Locust Lane is a suspenseful whodunnit mystery that unfolds through multiple points of view. There are quite a number of characters, but the core group consists of the parents of the teens involved in the murder investigation.
Because of the posh locale where the murder took place, I got the sense that money and power played a pivotal role in how the investigation was conducted and how the authorities might have been unduly influenced.
There are a number of plot twists, but I still managed to determine who the murderer was. Not surprising as that person had the most to lose. Too bad that there wasn’t any real closure in the story as justice wasn’t served, and the rich literally got away with murder.
Locust Lane would have garnered five stars had it not been for the unfufilling finale. Four stars.
I received a digital ARC from Celedon Books through NetGalley. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.