This was well written, cleverly constructed, had a bit of a revelation and a happy-ish ending ... but was ultimately depressing! I didn't really care for the characters, even the "good" guys, and I don't think I'll be reading any more of Anita Shreve's books (which is a shame because there are lots of them). It's tending towards the literary end of fiction so it was a satisfying read in some respects, but just not for me.
I've just bought The Skeleton in the Closet by M C Beaton so hopefully that will be more to my taste. I think it's a stand-alone mystery; I looked at her Hamish Macbeth series but as the first volume wasn't in stock I decided to wait until I could get that.
Day 118; Book 116
Goats Get Outshined By Farm Cat After Farmer Tries to See Which One of the
Kids Has the "Shared Brain Cell" of the Day, Goes Viral
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And to think we thought cats were the ones sharing one brain cell—seems
more like they have at least TWO.
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