Many thanks to NetGalley, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Elly Griffiths for the opportunity to read this wonderful Gothic mystery - I loved it! I have never read any of Elly Griffiths' books before but this one was a definite winner in my eyes.
The story is told in 3 voices - Clare, an English teacher, living with her daughter, Georgie, and their rescue dog Herbert. Clare teaches creative writing and is writing a book based on a short story written by the original inhabitant of the school where she teachers. Detective Sargent Harbinder Kaur is the lead investigator when one of Clare's fellow teachers is found murdered. Georgie, a 15-year-old who attends the school where her mom teaches, lends her voice to the story as well. Interspersed with these characters' voices are the creepy short story that Clare is obsessed with as well as entries from the diaries she keeps. The diaries become integral to the story when Clare finds someone is writing in them.
This is just a good mystery - I loved the characters and their different viewpoints and really was surprised at the murderer's reveal. Highly recommended!
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