I was grappling with whether to give this book 4 or 5 stars. I decided on 5 and here’s why:

The author wrote this book in a style I have not yet read and I liked it!! The writing is in the format of letters written to a solicitor but it still reads in a classic mystery book style. Many times I forgot I was reading a letter until the mention of Mr. Wrexham.

The book started by telling me what happened: A nanny (Rowan) is in prison for murdering a child; but not the how, why or resolution. For me, this always peeks my interest and pulls me in.

I kept turning the pages as the book got creepier and more exciting. Many times I would say to myself — “Ok, what is going on here? “ “That was creepy!!” “Ok, who is doing this?” “ Oh! I bet it’s the _____!!!”— You can basically fill in the blank with every character because that’s what went through my mind.

While the ending was short and sweet (perhaps too short for my liking) I found that, overall, this book kept me intrigued.