Raabe certainly has a way with words! She is an outstanding author. I enjoyed this story so much. The main character was complex and easy to sympathize with, the storyline was complex but easy to keep up with, and the twists were not disappointing. I enjoyed all of the parallel storylines and the fact that the main character was such an unreliable and, at times, erratic narrator. All of the elements of this story came together beautifully. It was hard to guess what actually happened for quite a while throughout the reading of this book, and the ending was not disappointing,

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even though it was the original conclusion reached by the author in the first few chapters of the book. The way in which the murderer was able to cast doubt in the reader's mind, as well as Linda's, was astounding and beautifully done

. I can't wait to read more by Raabe in the future - perhaps in her native German!