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A review by bookph1le
Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
4.0
I found this really engrossing, but, then, it's exactly the kind of book I like: character-driven, with a plot twist that made sense to me given what I knew about the characters. It was refreshing to read a mystery/thriller that focuses on creating characters who feel like real humans so that when plot stuff happens, it has real impact, rather than plot-driven "pageturners" where the characters only do what they do because the plot demands it.
For once, I didn't see the plot twist coming--and I don't think this is because I'm necessarily good at spotting plot twists, but because so many mysteries and thrillers rely on utterly predictable plot twists. I also felt like this book trusted me enough that it didn't need to belabor its clues, a habit many thrillers and mysteries have that I find extremely annoying and condescending.
For once, I didn't see the plot twist coming--and I don't think this is because I'm necessarily good at spotting plot twists, but because so many mysteries and thrillers rely on utterly predictable plot twists. I also felt like this book trusted me enough that it didn't need to belabor its clues, a habit many thrillers and mysteries have that I find extremely annoying and condescending.