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A review by er_inreads
Every Last Suspect by Nicola Moriarty
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Stars: πππππ
Spice: none
Trauma: none.
Harriet Osman is impossible to turn down. Understatement of the entire book. Harriet is confident and self-assured, she knows what she wants & she takes it. Typically at the detriment of those around her.
Harriet crosses so many lines in her life, and someone has finally snapped back - someone killed her, but who? We spend the book going through Harrietβs suspect list - her husband, Malek, her best friend and lover, Victoria & Karen, the new school mum friend.
We get a point of view from everyone involved with her in an intimate sought of manner, and the author does an amazing job to make us hate Harriet and spend the entirety of the book suspecting each main player in her life.
Every Last Suspect is set in Sydney, with brief flashes to Brisbane & Melbourne. I loved the LGBTQ representation, the nod to more non-traditional marriages & the twist and turns throughout the story, leaving you guessing and unsure (though, I was so sure I had guessed it at 6% - as usual, I was wrong).
The ending? Loved it. My heart was in my throat reading the last few chapters. And the last few pages? PERFECT. The last two sentences? EXQUISITE.
I urge everyone to read this story.
Spice: none
Trauma: none.
Harriet Osman is impossible to turn down. Understatement of the entire book. Harriet is confident and self-assured, she knows what she wants & she takes it. Typically at the detriment of those around her.
Harriet crosses so many lines in her life, and someone has finally snapped back - someone killed her, but who? We spend the book going through Harrietβs suspect list - her husband, Malek, her best friend and lover, Victoria & Karen, the new school mum friend.
We get a point of view from everyone involved with her in an intimate sought of manner, and the author does an amazing job to make us hate Harriet and spend the entirety of the book suspecting each main player in her life.
Every Last Suspect is set in Sydney, with brief flashes to Brisbane & Melbourne. I loved the LGBTQ representation, the nod to more non-traditional marriages & the twist and turns throughout the story, leaving you guessing and unsure (though, I was so sure I had guessed it at 6% - as usual, I was wrong).
The ending? Loved it. My heart was in my throat reading the last few chapters. And the last few pages? PERFECT. The last two sentences? EXQUISITE.
I urge everyone to read this story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping