A review by kgnade
The Witch Elm by Tana French

3.0

The Witch Elm by Tana French is a story about family secrets. Toby's apartment gets robbed and he is badly beaten by the intruders. While taking time off from work to heal emotionally and physically, he finds out his Uncle Hugo has terminal brain cancer- his cousin, Susannah, suggests that he stay with their uncle to help look after him.

After a couple of weeks with his uncle, Toby is starting to feel like his old self- he's enjoying the simple routine they have created and reminiscing about old times with his cousins, Susannah and Leon. Until one day, when a skull is found in the garden. Since the skeleton is found on family property, Toby, Susannah, Leon and Hugo are all suspects. Toby is fairly certain he did not kill anyone, but due to the injuries he received during the robbery, he hasn't recovered all of his memories yet. Toby wants to find the killer before he goes down for this crime, he's just not sure who is telling the truth- his family or the detectives.

This was an enjoyable story- a bit slow and wordy in spots but filled with surprises.

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