Clare Mackintosh excels at writing character-driven stories, and this one is no exception. The main character, Ffion, is gruff, blunt, and often too direct—but she’s also completely endearing. Her dry humor and offhand remarks had me smiling more than once. Character and personality flaws are central to this story., from patient Leo to Allie the try-hard and Dave the absolute maniac. I liked Allie's antics, even though they were cringe-worthy, I think everyone has known an Allie, and there were a couple of times that I really felt for her. As a police procedural, this worked well. The plot was engaging, and the characters felt real, like people you might actually know. The jurisdictional crossover was handled in a smooth way. and included some jockeying for position, as one would expect. The one draw back was that there were a LOT of characters on The Hill and I found them a bit hard to keep sorted out sometimes.

Mediocre read

Fun read. Light at time although some chapters cover heavier topics. Interesting to remember pop culture and trending items from 1990’s and 2000’s.

So so. Not a great plot

There is something about this author. She captures the lazy, hazy, slow motion vibe if Martha's Vineyard. So much so, that the feeling of whispering waves and warm sun lulls the reader into drifting along with the story. Aside from atmosphere, she writes people and families in all of their weird, coiled complexities that is somehow familiar, no matter how foreign.

Fantastic factual science informed book. Great tool to have on hand as a therapist or for parents

Very intriguing book, makes you think a lot. Prepare to be left with questions at the end.

Some level of mystery and I did keep with it to find out what happened but I wouldn’t recommend the book.

This is a very interesting and varied collection of selections from classic books that involve crime.

Nice to read once.