I like a good murder mystery and this was definitely a gripping one.

Sometimes I found the writing style to be quite simplistic, and I could see that the main thing about La Plante's writing is her pacing and the plot.

I don't think I've read any of the Anna Travis novels before, and I started with #2 instead of #1, but I really enjoyed the read and found it gripping.

I suspected that the bad guy had never left the house, but for a while part of me thought maybe he would leap out at Travis, or take her hostage or something. But it did occur to me maybe he had been murdered in a similar way to how he had murdered the girls. I was certainly not sad to learn he was dead!

I enjoyed the romance element that I wanted to see resolved. I do feel like I should go back and read #1 though. And then I'll move on to #3!