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Lamb to the Slaughter by Jennifer Rowe

sarahthornton's review

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4.0

Called it on the incest.

Very disturbing read, but very compelling and well-devised.

Daphne's poor family. Those poor women.

Edit: 3 and a bit years later I re-read it and I fell into the same trap as last time. There's something about a Rowe/Rodda that sets a galloping pace to finish it because of all these horrible people, only one of them could have done it.

And every time, she forges such a complex journey - mostly mental, there's not a great deal of action in this one - that I usually end up swearing at the book.

Which is what, I presume, she wants.

I'm finding it impossible to get the fifth book, but it's nice to know there's one surprise left in the world.
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