A review by emviolet
How It Happened by Michael Koryta

4.0

I read this as part of the IU Alumni book club for the month of April. I’ve read one book by Koryta before and did enjoy it, so this was obviously my #1 pick of the three options this month. The synopsis was intriguing and I really enjoyed the structure of this book. We get a lot of details surrounding the central crime right away, which isn’t common in thrillers. Of course, we are left to question what is true and what is not, and I think this was done quite well. The pacing was excellent, and at no point did I feel that the plot was stagnant or slow.

I did have a little trouble keeping Roy and Rob straight at first when they were put together; maybe not the best name choices, but that’s a small detail.