Someone We Know - Shari Lapena

Mystery/Thriller

Rating: 8/10

This slyly plotted slight of hand mystery will have you spinning in circles trying to determine who the killer is.  A wildly entertaining read that makes you feel as if some omniscient force is looming above moving all the pieces around with malicious glee.

In this dollhouse like idyllic suburban neighborhood, a teenager is breaking into homes to snoop on his neighbors’ computers and a woman is found brutally murdered.  Are the two connected?  Why was she killed?  I’m not telling!

The author does a brilliant job at weaving and tying together numerous characters and subplots.  It’s quite masterful!

Key cautionary note to take away…fear thy neighbor.

Footnote: As you read remember this, when you find every aspect of this book utterly implausible…isn’t that why you read? At least some of the time.