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A review by ipekreading
Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
4.0
I've seen so many mixed reviews of this one that I wasn't sure about starting it at first. I'm so glad I picked it up, because I quickly ended up getting attached to the story.
A teenage girl is murdered in an affluent and idyllic suburb and an investigation ensues. Three other teenagers were partying that night; each of them become suspects, and each of them have parents that will go a long way to protect them and their family secrets.
I think knowing this is a mostly character-driven, slow burn mystery was really helpful. If I had gone in expecting a faster pace I would likely have been disappointed. The author uses overlapping tellings from the teenagers' parents' perspectives, which gives a deep understanding of the characters and rapidly got me invested.
As with a lot of mysteries, getting the layout of who was who took a minute on audio, but I thought this ended up making a very binge-able audiobook.
Thank you so much MacMillan Audio for the ALC of this one.
A teenage girl is murdered in an affluent and idyllic suburb and an investigation ensues. Three other teenagers were partying that night; each of them become suspects, and each of them have parents that will go a long way to protect them and their family secrets.
I think knowing this is a mostly character-driven, slow burn mystery was really helpful. If I had gone in expecting a faster pace I would likely have been disappointed. The author uses overlapping tellings from the teenagers' parents' perspectives, which gives a deep understanding of the characters and rapidly got me invested.
As with a lot of mysteries, getting the layout of who was who took a minute on audio, but I thought this ended up making a very binge-able audiobook.
Thank you so much MacMillan Audio for the ALC of this one.