This is a quick read because it is so compelling. It will be difficult for many readers and lead to soul searching and reconsideration of family relationships. Seemingly normal families are not like that as the story unfolds. The characterisation of the police and journalists is bang on. The relationships between victims are well structured and end well. This is not just a book to pass the time. It is much more than that.

A good novel but this felt too close to home for me as I lived in Edinburgh for a number of years and even travelled that same bus route past the meadows and around the city. This chills for the obvious reasons of a man killing people in a college and there is a lot of emotions and tension throughout.

It's an timely story given the shocking tragedies of recent months especially in the USA. The way the novel delved into the secrets and stories of each of the families and those involved was what really sold it and the focus is done in an interesting way. The character led plot is hard reading at times since these issues are so much in the news headlines and I think because of this, I found it difficult to really get into.

I loved this book!

Ofcourse, I love any good book with a serial killer, but this one held me in its grasp until the final page! Very interesting read and can highly recommend it