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A review by thebookishkimmy
The Lakehouse by Joe Clifford
4.0
Todd Norman was accused of killing his wife, April, who came from a small town in New England. Once he is proven innocent, he surprises the town by moving there to renovate a house on the lake. But, that’s not the only surprise - a girl is found dead near the water right by his house. The town chief sets out to prove that Norman is not innocent on either accounts.
The book has three main POV, the town chief, the town counsellor and a recent divorcee who happens to fall for the suspected murderer in town. The divorcee, Tracey, felt so highly strung I started to feel stressed reading her points of view. The counsellor was meant to be a bit of a creep who made others feel uncomfortable - and I didn’t like him. And simply put, I had no issues with the chief and even felt bad for him in parts.
For a thriller/suspense style book, I found this one really easy to read and actually read it in one sitting which is highly unusual for me. I haven’t read a lot in this genre but have started to recently. This is also my first book from this author and I received a copy of this book in exchanges for a review via netgalley. It’s fast paced, particularly in the second half where a lot is going on with a few twists and turns. Overall, I enjoyed this book. It’s plot was interesting but some of the characters were a little hard to warm to.
The book has three main POV, the town chief, the town counsellor and a recent divorcee who happens to fall for the suspected murderer in town. The divorcee, Tracey, felt so highly strung I started to feel stressed reading her points of view. The counsellor was meant to be a bit of a creep who made others feel uncomfortable - and I didn’t like him. And simply put, I had no issues with the chief and even felt bad for him in parts.
For a thriller/suspense style book, I found this one really easy to read and actually read it in one sitting which is highly unusual for me. I haven’t read a lot in this genre but have started to recently. This is also my first book from this author and I received a copy of this book in exchanges for a review via netgalley. It’s fast paced, particularly in the second half where a lot is going on with a few twists and turns. Overall, I enjoyed this book. It’s plot was interesting but some of the characters were a little hard to warm to.