For a long time, this book reminded me of Yellowface - the idea of someone writing a book based on someone else’s story. But then it becomes something else - a murder mystery of a family with awful secrets.

I thought it was a good book for bookish people. Jacob Finch Bonner wrote a popular novel, but has been in a slump since. To keep income coming in, he teaches at a not prestigious MFA program to help develop writers. He gets a student who has the perfect Plot. As much as Jacob dislikes the arrogant student, he has to agree. After the student leaves, he continues to think about the plot and what happened to the book. 

Throughout the book, we get pieces of the plot, CRIB. I listened to audio and didn’t quite piece it together and I had to go back with the physical book and read CRIB. 

Looking forward to seeing where the story continues in the sequel. I figured out who was behind it all, but the ending still surprised me a little!