Elly Griffiths' The Stranger Diaries
I enjoy Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series (though could take or leave her other series), so was interested in reading her first stand-alone mystery. Things start off interestingly, with a 40-something English teacher, attempting to write a book about a famous reclusive author (who lived in the building where she now teaches), when a colleague and friend is murdered (the lead detective on the case is also a POV character, along with the teacher's teen daughter). But then things take a decidedly creepy turn. Griffiths does a great job with the atmosphere and tension here, though I did find the ending to be a let-down. It just left me feeling a bit flat after all that awesome build-up. OH WELL. B/B+.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released in March.
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