A review by jess_clow
Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was a lot of fun; it got me out of a reading slump, so I thank it greatly for that.

I thought the Avengers assemble of people who might have been the murderer being the shows experts was the most iconic and dog move by Nick. I hate that but honestly that was the best thing in the whole book because it’s so awful but I’m obsessed with that. I caught onto Laila being related to Muhammad, but I did not think everyone else would involved that closely. Honestly I was on board for a 4 star read until the ending! The killer being Guy was such a weird plot twist and it dragged me straight out of the trance this book had me in. I think sticking to the (red herring) plot twist of it being Amelie would’ve been much more believable, and more poignant for the discussion around the ethics of true crime. Overall, a very engaging read—I could not put it down—and I had a lot of fun. I also have to say, as an Australian, the fact almost all of these characters believed this random American named Jonah did a convincing Australian accent is a plot hole like no other. I’m sorry that but that’s the truth.