Unnatural Ends

Me after I spotted this in the returns bin and immediately talked the home library service librarian into reading it and adding it into the rotation for her crime reader clients…

Anyway, Saturday shifts are long! This time of year, the library is full of students cramming for exams and not needing any help… and not a lot else. Your girl was very bored.

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robinb

Unnatural Ends | Christopher Huang

I read 15 books in #October with 2 5⭐️ in the bunch.

I loved this Christie-esque, closed-door, dysfunctional family murder mystery. So good.

#12Booksof2022

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag Yes! I loved this one too - each sibling having their own POV chapter really ramped up the tension, I kept waiting for a betrayal. 2y

Andrew65 Looks a great choice, interesting cover! 2y

robinb @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Exactly! The siblings were each so well developed. 2y

robinb @Andrew65 👍 2y

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robinb

Unnatural Ends | Christopher Huang

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I really enjoyed this historical mystery/family drama set in 1920s England. Sir Lawrence Linwood, tyrannical patriarch of Linwood Hall, is dead…bludgeoned to death in his locked study. His three adopted children return home only to find an unusual stipulation in his will…whoever finds the killer, takes it all. Yes, this is a classic murder mystery, but even more it‘s a finely-tuned family drama, focusing on Alan‘s, Roger‘s and Caroline‘s 🔻

robinb childhoods and how they were shaped and molded by their parents, especially their father. So not only was I sucked in by the intriguing mystery, but the family dynamics kept me riveted as well. Smart, ingeniously-crafted, twists and turns and well-developed characters…what‘s not to love? And I definitely did. Highly recommended. 5/5⭐️
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Purpleness Thanks for the review! May have to get this for my Mom. She will only ever read murder mysteries. 2y

robinb @Purpleness 👍 I really enjoyed it. It‘s not your average run-of-the-mill murder mystery. 2y

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

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I absolutely loved reading this - it bought out my inner Miss Marple as not only was there a crime to solve, there was family secrets to unravel and character motivations to assess. The story being told in alternating point of view chapters by the 3 adopted Linwood children as they navigate the aftermath of their fathers murder worked brilliantly, it kept me guessing until almost the end.

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tpixie Great review! Intriguing 🤨 2y

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

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Cool cool cool cool cool no doubt no doubt - it says I have 3 hours tho 🙃🙃🙃

Update : I worked out how to send it to my kindle and was able to finish it that way 🤪 no mean feat working that out after a particularly happy, happy hour 😉

julesG 😁 2y

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I quite literally cleared my entire evening to finish this book. And I have 4 projects due tomorrow.

The twists and turns in this novel are unparalleled, and I especially enjoyed reading how the various subplots tied into the big picture. There are no 2D characters, and the aura of suspicion makes it all the better.

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