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Murder in the Family

Cara Hunter

3.8 AVERAGE

rach246's review

3.5
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No

Not to trump my own horn but I was able to identify the murderer from the beginning and that never happens lol. If you've read Under Suspicion Series by Mary Higgins Clark then I think you will know straight away who the killer is.

I thought I would struggle with the format of this book as I previously tried to read True Crime Story by Joseph Knox and I had to DNF as I couldn't deal with the format but with Murder in the family it was pretty easy to read and I flew through the first half in one day.

I liked that this story is told with mixed media along with interviews and some of the reveals I did not see coming and did leave me open mouthed.

It was a fun quick read and I highly recommend. As mentioned above, if you enojyed this book then check out the Under Suspicion Series.
lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A mixed media book. Found it interesting to read, however not as intriguing as others I've read. I found the style repetitive at times which made it difficult to continue from time to time. Enjoyed the premise of the story though. 

chisholmrhys's review

4.5
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

booksitler's review

3.75
medium-paced

“ONE MURDER, SIX EXPERTS - WHO KILLED LUKE RYDER?”

It’s been 20 years since Luke Ryder was killed and it still remains unsolved! If you’re a fan of watching true crime documentaries and are looking for a unique writing style, addictive thriller, family secrets and becoming a fictional detective while reading, this book is for you! I really wanted to solve this one before they did but could not predict the twists and turns!!

marissaannn's review

2.0

Format is clunky - maybe would’ve been better for me as an audiobook. Had to suspend a lot of disbelief throughout the book to go with the end.
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thatkimberleyryan's review

4.0

3.5
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hannahbaal's review

3.25

A fun concept to write the book as a netflix show. I was a very fast read although I needed more time to finnish it.