Let Me Lie - Clare Mackintosh
/Mystery/Thriller
Rating: 8.5/10
If you haven’t yet discovered this author, you are missing out on some cleverly constructed whodunits. Anna is a daughter in mourning after the loss of her parents, police say it was suicide, she says it was murder. Spoiler Alert! They are both wrong.
While all this writers’ books fall within this genre, the story elements vary quite dramatically, ensuring that you won’t drown in a sense of deja vu. Additionally, her characters have more depth and breadth, each with fleshed out backstories that help connect the reader more than the customary mystery novel.
Footnote: Many reviewers might use the term “unputdownable” as a descriptor here. While unquestionably apt, that “word” and it’s rampant application vex me to no end. I will stick to page turner…