The book starts out as an elderly lady’s body is found in the grounds of an abandoned asylum. The first suspect is a strange man who has lived on the grounds since he was released from the same asylum years before. But when things come to light about the asylum’s shady past - the story and murder become a lot more complicated than first thought.

I’m conflicted on this one. I spent most of the book balancing between giving up and keeping on reading. And just when I would give up and admit defeat something would pique my interest again. So I guess I can say it kept me reading - but only just.

Kirby’s personal life was interesting. I loved how the developer who’d bought the asylum was also the same company he was having trouble with. His relationship with his mother was also interesting, and I loved finding out more about his life.

The blurb caught my interest purely just because I love crime thrillers but that it was also based around an asylum. I found the asylum’s past fascinating. I love the history of old places and often wonder what has happened there in the past so to see that incorporated into the story kept me reading, even when the story was slow.