First of all, I am so thankful and gracious towards Stephen Amidon, NetGalley, and Macmillan Audio for granting me Advanced Listener access to Locust Lane, as well as towards Celadon and BookishFirst for sending me a physical copy of the book prior to its publication date of January 17, 2023.
I really enjoyed this book and I feel it's the best type of mystery/thriller to read when the leaves are falling and the temperature is dropping, right outside my window.
When a young woman is found dead after a small gathering, in an even smaller town, where everybody knows everybody's business, nothing can follow this reveal. Fingers are instantly shoved into conspiratorial, racist directions, as the townspeople (with no actual help from the police department) try to pin down what happened.
Three high school friends, Christopher, Hannah, and Jack are thicker than thieves, but after their get-together finds another party left for dead, everyone shoots accusatory glances at Christopher, for apparently, they were seeing each other in more ways than just as friends. Calculate the fact that all of the parents in this bougie town are of the powerful type, then you'll be able to understand that they would go to war to protect their kids and perhaps even cover for them at trying times.
Locust Lane is a story of trials being tested, friendships stretched, and toxicity amongst family structures and societal organizations that is more often seen in the non-fictional world than you'd think. It's he said, she said until people get hurt and accusations ruin reputations, but it's not long until the root of the motive is unlocked and it is likely to shock you to your core.
I really enjoyed this book and I feel it's the best type of mystery/thriller to read when the leaves are falling and the temperature is dropping, right outside my window.
When a young woman is found dead after a small gathering, in an even smaller town, where everybody knows everybody's business, nothing can follow this reveal. Fingers are instantly shoved into conspiratorial, racist directions, as the townspeople (with no actual help from the police department) try to pin down what happened.
Three high school friends, Christopher, Hannah, and Jack are thicker than thieves, but after their get-together finds another party left for dead, everyone shoots accusatory glances at Christopher, for apparently, they were seeing each other in more ways than just as friends. Calculate the fact that all of the parents in this bougie town are of the powerful type, then you'll be able to understand that they would go to war to protect their kids and perhaps even cover for them at trying times.
Locust Lane is a story of trials being tested, friendships stretched, and toxicity amongst family structures and societal organizations that is more often seen in the non-fictional world than you'd think. It's he said, she said until people get hurt and accusations ruin reputations, but it's not long until the root of the motive is unlocked and it is likely to shock you to your core.