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A review by lilbanne
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter
2.0
Murder in the Family is a book for those obsessed with true crime podcasts and TV mini-series featuring outlandish murder cases, such as The Staircase. The book is self-referential and refers to hit podcasts like Serial. Its format is unique and almost written like a script, and it includes text messages and newspaper clippings. They also include weird Reddit-style fan transcripts, which, for me, add nothing to the story. Where the uniqueness is there in the book format, the plot isn't. There are too many characters, and because of the format, I have zero connection to any of them. Overall, the book is boring, and besides how it was delivered, it isn't very memorable.
The plot is about a cold case about the murder of Luke Ryder, a young man married to a socialite. Luke's murder takes place 20 years before the events of the mini-series, where the producers bring in a large number of characters to review the cold case and hopefully solve the murder.
There were twists and turns at every point, some surprising and others not. Ultimately, the story was anti-climactic. Because there is no character development, the story is propelled by snippets of dialogue; you cannot keep track of any of the folks attempting to solve the crime.
When we found out the truth behind the murder, I just didn't care and couldn't remember half of the characters. Additionally, there is a ton of repetition in the story. It was okay, but the plot wasn't memorable at all.
The plot is about a cold case about the murder of Luke Ryder, a young man married to a socialite. Luke's murder takes place 20 years before the events of the mini-series, where the producers bring in a large number of characters to review the cold case and hopefully solve the murder.
There were twists and turns at every point, some surprising and others not. Ultimately, the story was anti-climactic. Because there is no character development, the story is propelled by snippets of dialogue; you cannot keep track of any of the folks attempting to solve the crime.
When we found out the truth behind the murder, I just didn't care and couldn't remember half of the characters. Additionally, there is a ton of repetition in the story. It was okay, but the plot wasn't memorable at all.