Reviews with content warning for Racial slurs - Things We Do in the Dark

In Seattle, Paris Peralta’s husband, aka Jimmy Peralta, is dead. He was found in his own bathtub with his wife, Paris, beside him covered in blood & holding a straight razor. Jimmy is a lot older than Paris, and he is a famous comedian & he is pretty wealthy. Paris is arrested for first degree murder, and the media is very interested in Paris’s murder trial.
Twenty-five years ago, Ruby Reyes was convicted of a similar murder in Canada. Ruby knows all of Paris’s secrets, and Ruby is threatening to expose her secrets.

MY THOUGHTS

Fourth Hillier book I’ve read, and she’s quickly become one of my favorite authors of the genre. However, this is least favorite one of hers so far.
Predictable & easy to figure out.
Check out trigger warnings.
Average thriller.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️not hillier’s best work.

Content Warnings

elhardenx3's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Content Warnings

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Content Warnings

restupkin's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark mysterious slow-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book really wasn’t for me. I’ll be honest the first part was incredibly enjoyable but then it felt like it deviated a bit from the main plot and focused more on Paris past life. Which is fine but not what I envisioned the book was going to be. I though it would have been more of a mystery, crime thriller. But in reality felt like the opposite. The book itself was fine, it had some really good moments but in general was just lacking any sense of surprise or drive. I felt like giving up multiple times but just pushed through. The "plot twists” were incredibly obvious and boring. I’d already guessed them all by the 3rd part of the book.

Content Warnings