Rating: 2.0/5
The blurb positions this as a domestic suspense novel. In reality, it is simply an unlikely and uninspiring murder mystery, with a bit of gloss and glitz, that just becomes increasingly silly.
I wondered for a time whether this was a intentional tongue-in-cheek attempt to produce something akin to the film "Knives Out". Certainly, anyone who has seen that film will immediately see clear similarities between the two storylines. However, whereas "Knives Out" is a deliberate, but affectionate parody of murder mysteries that are full of ridiculously twisty plots, this is just a decidedly mediocre murder mystery. If anything it bears more resemblance to the lightweight and predictable American tv mysteries that are often aired in the afternoon or early evening.
On the plus side, the narrative is occasionally fun, but it is also quite repetitive and spends a lot of time not going very far. The cast of characters is fairly large and the author doesn't make a great job of giving each character a distinctive voice. However, with the plot not being particularly complex, it isn't too difficult to keep track of who is who.
If you are simply looking for a disposable read to kill a few hours without taxing your brain cells too much, then this may well fit the bill. Otherwise, I suspect you are likely to find it a bit disappointing.
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Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena,narrated by Ellen ArcherI give this audiobook 4.25 starsIn Brecken Hill, an older couple are brutally murdered hours after a tense Easter dinner with their three adult children.They each stand to inherit millions.Did someone snap after that dreadful evening? Or did another person appear later that night with the worst of intentions? If one of the family were capable of something as gruesome as this, you'd know.Wouldn't you?An engaging and clever who-dunnit,.This storyline has great pace and an array of narrators that the storyteller manages to make all pretty unlikable (but that makes it for me far more enjoyable) lts packed with intrigue (l suspected virtually everyone at some point) and think listening to it allowed me to become far more invested in trying to figure it out! l would highly recommend this to anyone who loves listening to a good mystery.
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