This mystery set in Bristol, England begins with a murder scene and then jumps back to a few months before the crime took place. Someone has been killed in the kitchen of a beautiful painted house in the neighborhood of Melville Heights, a place where the facade of fanciness and beauty hides sinister secrets. The narrative switches between the perspectives of multiple people in the same neighborhood and builds up to the night of the crime, and as the stories weave together the characters simultaneously unravel.
I love that this story gives a lens into each character’s perspective while keeping secrets in the right moments and unveiling information at a steady pace. While the end wasn’t shocking, the numerous red herrings had my mind scattered and curious throughout the whole book. I found this story and its characters a lot more engaging than the other book that I’ve read by this author (Then She Was Gone), and I would highly recommend it!
I love that this story gives a lens into each character’s perspective while keeping secrets in the right moments and unveiling information at a steady pace. While the end wasn’t shocking, the numerous red herrings had my mind scattered and curious throughout the whole book. I found this story and its characters a lot more engaging than the other book that I’ve read by this author (Then She Was Gone), and I would highly recommend it!