Week 19 Review: Such a Quiet Place

From Goodreads:

Welcome to Hollow's Edge, where you can find secrets, scandal, and a suspected killer—all on one street.

Hollow's Edge use to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow's Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. Ruby Fletcher. And now, Ruby's back.

With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow's Edge, and into the home she shared with Harper Nash. Harper, five years older, has always treated Ruby like a wayward younger sister. But now she's terrified. What possible good could come of Ruby returning to the scene of the crime? And how can she possibly turn her away, when she knows Ruby has nowhere to go?

Within days, suspicion spreads like a virus across Hollow's Edge. It's increasingly clear that not everyone told the truth about the night of the Truetts' murders. And when Harper begins receiving threatening notes, she realizes she has to uncover the truth before someone else becomes the killer's next victim.

My Review:
This was such a fantastic read! I've really been diving into Megan Miranda's books, the mysteries are so entertaining, and I can't get enough! This latest one, about a small community that was rocked by the murder of a couple, and now the supposed murderers' conviction has been overturned, she's been released and has come back? Yeah, sign me up!

At the beginning of each chapter, there would be the chatter on the community's group message board, which was really interesting to read. It gave insight into what was going on with them all, about the meetings that they were going to have-and the paranoia, because the message board was used as evidence in the Truett case.

I felt badly for Harper. She didn't want Ruby back in her house, but wasn't able to find a way to get her to leave. And she's getting ostracised by the rest of the community, who believe that Ruby is still guilty. It puts her in a difficult spot, and there's plenty that she doesn't know, and her opinions change multiple times as new clues were uncovered! 

I loved watching the case unfold, the bits of information that were just casually dropped that turned out to be vital, and how all the pieces came together!  That ending though? Both the climax, and that final chapter with that reveal of that bit of information, yeah, that was spectacular! I wasn't expecting things to go that way, but to find out what happened? So good!

Loved this story, it was such a thrilling read, and I can't wait to read more! 

Author: Megan Miranda
Read: May 10th, 2023
Source: Library/NetGalley
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2023 Book! 
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Canada
Published: July 13th 2021

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars