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A review by ingo_lembcke
Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little
4.0
This was selected as BOTM (Book of the Month) in the Goodreads Group "Crime Detective Mystery Thriller Group" of which I am a member.
It is also the first on this list: Next Gone girl (8 books to read after Gone Girl).
Not having read Gone Girl yet, it is on my ever growing virtual (ebook) bought-TBR-pile, I know a few things about Gone Girl, and having read one of the other 2 Gillian Flynn books, [b:Dark Places|5886881|Dark Places|Gillian Flynn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1354988288s/5886881.jpg|6873353], I think, it bears more of a resemblance to that book, than to Gone Girl.
This is probably a standalone, most of the suspense in the book comes from the question did she or did she not, which will be solved in the end.
The heroine is Janie, and I like her account and her style of speaking.
The book is a bit too long imho, only picking up suspense and speed later in the book (although you could also say, suspense drops of early and never picks up really). The who-dunnit and the why-dunnit is what saves the book in the end from getting 3 stars. And I did not guess who was the killer.
Recommended to those who liked Dark Places and those who like the musings of a former IT-Girl.
I will certainly watch for other books by Elizabeth Little, like her style.
It is also the first on this list: Next Gone girl (8 books to read after Gone Girl).
Not having read Gone Girl yet, it is on my ever growing virtual (ebook) bought-TBR-pile, I know a few things about Gone Girl, and having read one of the other 2 Gillian Flynn books, [b:Dark Places|5886881|Dark Places|Gillian Flynn|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1354988288s/5886881.jpg|6873353], I think, it bears more of a resemblance to that book, than to Gone Girl.
This is probably a standalone, most of the suspense in the book comes from the question did she or did she not, which will be solved in the end.
The heroine is Janie, and I like her account and her style of speaking.
The book is a bit too long imho, only picking up suspense and speed later in the book (although you could also say, suspense drops of early and never picks up really). The who-dunnit and the why-dunnit is what saves the book in the end from getting 3 stars. And I did not guess who was the killer.
Recommended to those who liked Dark Places and those who like the musings of a former IT-Girl.
I will certainly watch for other books by Elizabeth Little, like her style.