A review by jporterfield99
The Killer Next Door by Alex Marwood

5.0

This is such a perfectly paced and plotted little novel. Marwood is a whiz with her characters and setting, creating a London microcosmos that is equal parts Dickensian and Jim Thompsonesque, with a bit of Kate Atkinson thrown in. I vacillated between giving this four and five stars and settled on five because its few flaws are so very minor. Maybe 4.5, but who cares? It's an absorbing read and one that will stick with me for a while.