Many thanks to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster Atria Books for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest mystery by a huge favorite, Janice Hallett. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Gela Nathaniel, head of Royal Hastings University’s new Multimedia Art course, must find six students from all walks of life across the UK for her new master’s program before the university cuts her funding. The students are nothing but trouble from day one. These students must collaborate for a final project - an art installation for a local cloud-based solutions company. But just who can you trust?
Janice Hallett is the master of mysteries told in epistolary style - this one through emails, text messages, and student essays. I love this style of writing when done right - and Hallett does it right. She deftly led you down one path, only to circle back, and lead you down another until you weren't sure exactly what was happening. With a relatively small cast of characters, there was no confusion there, although no one's motives were without question. I also appreciated the dark academic feel and appreciated the nod to lack of respect for art instruction. As with all of Hallett's books, this is a must read!
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