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A review by liseyp
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Thank you to the author, publishers Harper Collins and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review.
Told through scripts and screen directions for the true crime documentary at the heart of this story, a team of experts have been brought together to try and crack a 20-year-old unsolved murder. The show’s director is the stepson of the murder victim and is determined to find out the truth, whatever the cost.
First off if you can opt for a physical copy of the book rather than a digital one. The unusual presentation of this story, through scripts and document clippings, is pretty hard to follow in digital format. To the extent that I was ready to give up just a few chapters in.
However, I’m really glad I stuck with it as once the format settles down the story is a corker. The twists and turns, following an episodic cliffhanger format, are good and where they do feel forced that’s explained within the format. As an aside, the show’s producer is a despicable character, but it’s fine you’re not supposed to like him.
Told through scripts and screen directions for the true crime documentary at the heart of this story, a team of experts have been brought together to try and crack a 20-year-old unsolved murder. The show’s director is the stepson of the murder victim and is determined to find out the truth, whatever the cost.
First off if you can opt for a physical copy of the book rather than a digital one. The unusual presentation of this story, through scripts and document clippings, is pretty hard to follow in digital format. To the extent that I was ready to give up just a few chapters in.
However, I’m really glad I stuck with it as once the format settles down the story is a corker. The twists and turns, following an episodic cliffhanger format, are good and where they do feel forced that’s explained within the format. As an aside, the show’s producer is a despicable character, but it’s fine you’re not supposed to like him.