This novel blew me away. It was quite unexpected. I thought I was picking up another fun light entertaining mystery novel. This time I have read an amazing fun entertaining but emotionally impactful book that I could not put down.
Yes this a fun mystery novel that pulls you in as the mystery is revealed along the way. But also you become attached to the characters in a way that is heartwarming and I was crying as the details of the main character';s life and hard times become evident. So unusual for a mystery novel.
Lenny Marks is an almost forty year old woman with obvious issues around interacting in social situations. Though she may already be on the spectrum, which seems to be a new character trait being used in books lately, she also has suffered trauma in her youth. This trauma is referred to and slowly uncovered as the plot progresses. She is a school teacher, living in her own small house, near her foster mom, who she sees weekly for a meal and advice. She likes routine and has a strict routine that she follows until the memories she has suppressed for years start to come back to her.
Also she is trying to negotiate making friends, and we watch as she piccks some of the wrong teachers to to try and befriend missing the social cues that would set her up for success with another teacher who wants to be friends. Of course there is an awkward love interest also. All these different plot lines are running alongside each other building your attachment to Lenny as you root for her to succeed.
Such a perfect mystery novel and it si author Kerryn Mayne's debut novel. I look forward to future writing from this author.
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