Tom and Caroline Johnson chose to commit suicide 6 months apart. Anna, their daughter, is unwilling to believe it was suicide and is determined to find out what really happened. Murray Mackenzie, retired policeman, offers to help her. This book was a slow start and kept me guessing through a few plot twists until the surprise ending. It had lots of secrets and family drama. I liked the characters of Murray and his wife Sarah the best. The book also dealt with the theme of mental illness and handled the subject very well. I like Macintosh's writing and look forward to her next book.
When I pulled this book up I had to laugh at the rating--one rating for 1/2 a star, that is so true, this is just another one of those 'wanna be' like Gone Girl etc (which I hated)
From Amazon reviews the 3* are too generous and if you read them it says it all for the most part when they say it is so boring so I didn't understand why they gave it 3*, I didn't get very far into it before I already knew it was a dud for me, so far I haven't liked any of her books so I'll drop her from authors list
From Amazon reviews the 3* are too generous and if you read them it says it all for the most part when they say it is so boring so I didn't understand why they gave it 3*, I didn't get very far into it before I already knew it was a dud for me, so far I haven't liked any of her books so I'll drop her from authors list
Anna Johnson is at a turning point in her life on the anniversary of her parents' deaths. She and her partner Mark have a new baby, she lost both of her parents just a year ago to suicide and Mark is bugging her about getting married. At the same time, the car dealership in which she has inherited part-ownership from her father has fallen on hard times and her uncle refuses to accept help from Anna. It is thus quite a shock when a note is pushed through the mail slot that seems to imply her parents' deaths weren't suicides after all. When further notes containing cryptic messages follow, Anna seeks the help of the police. Before it's all over, Anna will discover that she may not have known her parents as well as she thought.
Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh is a stand-alone thriller that will keep the reader engaged from start to finish. Mackintosh blends her experience as a police officer and CID investigator with her background as a journalist to pen a novel that is as good a mystery as I've ever read, especially any British crime novel. The novel is set in England, so there may be some terms that are unfamiliar to a reader but that has no impact on being able to full enjoy the novel. I highly recommend this novel and give it 4/5 stars.
Let Me Lie by Clare Mackintosh is a stand-alone thriller that will keep the reader engaged from start to finish. Mackintosh blends her experience as a police officer and CID investigator with her background as a journalist to pen a novel that is as good a mystery as I've ever read, especially any British crime novel. The novel is set in England, so there may be some terms that are unfamiliar to a reader but that has no impact on being able to full enjoy the novel. I highly recommend this novel and give it 4/5 stars.
