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All the Dark Places by Terri Parlato

4.0

One frigid snowy night, Molly throws a 40th birthday party for her beloved husband Jay. Molly got a little tipsy and goes to bed, passing out. Jay never came to bed; Molly goes looking for him and finds him dead on the floor of his office. Rita has worked for the Boston PD many years and has grown accustomed to murders. Rita is convinced Jay’s murder wasn’t random or one of opportunity. Rita is convinced it was one of Jay’s friends who killed him. Molly struggles with figuring out her husband’s death and struggles to keep her deepest secrets buried. Will Rita be able to solve the murder before Molly is revealed? Will Molly be able to survive this?

This book was a solid suspense thriller. The pacing wasn’t fast, but it wasn’t too slow – definitely on the slow side though. I tend to find most suspense novels are deep in the atmosphere of character development which can bog the story down and draw it out – that happened here. I did enjoy the story, I just felt like there were a lot of words that didn’t fit – and some entire characters actually. While this was a solid book, the drawn out nature of it made not as enjoyable as I had hoped. However, that being said, this was a solid debut novel.

Thanks to @netgalley and the publisher, Kensington Books @kensingtonbooks, for my advanced e-arc in exchange for this honest review. This one is out December 27th, so treat yourself to some after Christmas Shopping. This one would be perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena