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A review by karteabooks
A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon
4.0
Having never read any of her other books, it was thanks to @the_book_taster that I have discovered yet another author that I will be looking to read their previous books. This was May’s book club pick, thanks to the wonderful Jenna.
For some reason, this is being described as a thriller, well in my personal opinion, it isn’t, I would describe is more as a crime / mystery but in saying that there is some suspense throughout, but as I say, that is my opinion, read the book and decided for yourself, which I suggest that you do!
The two main characters are Terry, who works, but his wife Linda, isn’t quite sure exactly what he does. Linda, who minds the house and has a part-time job working in a charity shop. They recently moved house somewhat recently and continue to receive mail for the former resident whose taste was far more opulent than theirs.
Linda and her mother, Eunice, left Wales to avoid just this sort of thing. When the body count rises to three, Linda begins to pay more attention to the changes in her husband’s schedule, and the new variations in his work. Linda pays attention to even the seemingly insignificant details. She would bring it to the attention of the police, but knows they’d never listen anyway.
There’s a quirky element of this that reminded me a little of Nita Prose’s ’Molly’ in ’The Maid’, although story-wise this is very different in very many ways. But Linda’s unconventional ways, her views on life and friendship, and the childhood trauma that haunts her has left her a little awkward with people, which also means they tend to either dismiss her or take advantage of her.
I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a warm- hearted tale of love, life and everyone getting what they truly deserve.
Linda and her mother, Eunice, left Wales to avoid just this sort of thing. When the body count rises to three, Linda begins to pay more attention to the changes in her husband’s schedule, and the new variations in his work. Linda pays attention to even the seemingly insignificant details. She would bring it to the attention of the police, but knows they’d never listen anyway.
There’s a quirky element of this that reminded me a little of Nita Prose’s ’Molly’ in ’The Maid’, although story-wise this is very different in very many ways. But Linda’s unconventional ways, her views on life and friendship, and the childhood trauma that haunts her has left her a little awkward with people, which also means they tend to either dismiss her or take advantage of her.
I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a warm- hearted tale of love, life and everyone getting what they truly deserve.