4.5 out of 5 stars
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How I discovered this book: I've read another book by this author, The End of the Road, and loved it, so I wanted to read more.
In a Nutshell: psychological thriller, murder mystery and ... paranormal
This is the strangest book, but in a really good way! You know when people write 'kept me guessing until the very end' in reviews? This one absolutely did - even at past 90% I had no clue how it was likely to pan out, or how the points of view would come together.
There's a serial killer, yes, and we don't know the identity, but this turned out to be almost secondary to the stories of Camilla, a middle-aged, middle class housewife, and Joseph, a motorbike and narrow boat loving priest. The way their stories mesh together is so clever ... and unexpected. Everything about this book is unexpected, all the way through. The paranormal element came as the biggest surprise, though to say any more would be to give spoilers. It creeps up, gradually; I'm not usually into that genre but this seemed curiously believable. Suddenly I found I was reading a different book from the one I started.
The line 'the real monsters are disguised as humans' becomes increasingly relevant, as the true psychopath is revealed...
Anna Legat's writing is a treat to read. Never jarring, intelligent, highly readable, the characters jumping off the page. Definitely recommend.
Thank you so much, Terry. Really grateful!
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