Book: A Slow Fire Burning
Author: Paula Hawkins
Pages: 400
This is my 130th read for the year
What Amazon says:
When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about 3 women who knew him. Laura is the troubled 1 night stand last seen in the victim's home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. 3 women with separate connections to the victim. 3 women who are - for different reasons - simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame?
I found this one an easy read and highly entertaining. It moves along pretty well and I am left wondering who the killer was for a long time. It was easy to pick up on who it wasn't, but not so much on who it was. It was a mild plot twist as is, I was a bit surprised, but not overly so. I would say my negative for this book is the names of the characters - which I know is silly. So may characters that end with the letter "a" it started to get a bit hard to follow (I listened to this one). Overall, a solid read.
Stars: 4
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