Another new author for me, and another addition to my notifications on Amazon.
I have read a lot of good books this year, and this one is right up there with the best.
A middle aged University Professor, who has been recently widowed, relocates herself and her teenage daughter to a small island in Washington State.
For the first few months everything is going ok, but Professor Stephanie Miller is about to present a controversial document to a senate committee, and not everybody is happy about it.
A troll farm ( yes thee is such a thing, I had a pleasant hour reading about them online ) starts to run a campaign to discredit her.
As the misinformation turns to rumours the small island community starts to look at Stephanie and her daughter differently.
Meanwhile the island holds a secret. A murderer has been killing people in a very specific way for years, but his crimes are few and far between, and somebody different always seems to be in the frame for them, even if it’s never quite proved.
When Stephanie and her daughter start to get direct threats it’s not clear whether it’s the result of the trolling, or are they being targeted by a killer.
His is an intriguing story. It has elements that had me reaching for search engines on my computer, Puget Sound, in Washington State, with its collection of islands linked to the mainland by small ferries, is a great place to set psychological thriller.
The toll farms, I’d heard of them but didn’t realise just how much impact they have had over the last few years, a brilliant addition for any thriller where a persons head needs playing with.
Larkin has interwoven two compelling threads that had me second guessing myself all the way to the end of the book.
How much did I enjoy the book. As soon as I finished it I went onto Amazon and looked to see what else the author has written, my wallet was grateful there was only one other book to download, and it is now my current reading.
Pages: 396. Publisher: Bookouture. Publishing date: 3rd June 2021
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