A thoughtful, slow burn mystery thriller from a legal POV. Creepy and disturbing at times, the reader is brought into the murder slowly and ask questions along with Piper, a guardian ad litem, which is a lawyer representing children. Typically these types of lawyers deal with a lot of custody disputes, but this is a story of a mass murder at a home where a young girl – Sophie- was the only survivor by jumping out the window.
The story’s characters have very symbolic names- Sophie means wisdom. Piper makes me think of the Pied Piper who led all the children out of the country. The detective she worked with is Lazarus, symbolic of being risen from the dead or a second chance at life. The judge in the case is Hope, which speaks for itself. The audiobook narrator is good with a nice speaking voice and easy to follow over audio. Some books are difficult over audio but I found this to be very engaging and kept my interest.
Thanks to @netgalley and @brilliancepublishing for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review. Book published December 1, 2024.
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