A review by infowitch
The Trials of Lila Dalton by L.J. Shepherd

Very very strange. I liked it but it made my head feel inside out by the end. Closest comps would be 22 Murders of Madison May or 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, although it's not like either of those in plot or setting -- but the overall feel and the reader appeal are a match. It's a mystery that has two layers of mystery -- in this case, the case at the heart of the trial and the question of Lila's missing memories and what has happened to her and what's going on with the chilling but banal (or should it be banal but chilling?) setting of Assumption Island. I think I still have some questions about the ending but I liked the ride so I'm ok with that.