
LENNY MARKS GETS AWAY WITH MURDER
Kerryn Mayne
St Martin’s Press
July 9, 2024
352 pages
Genre: Women, Family Life
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I’m not sure what I was expecting when I started this book but what I got was completely different. From the blurb I thought the main character was OCD, perhaps on the spectrum, running away from her memories.
I was partially correct. Lenny is actually Helena, but prefers to go by Lenny. The story very slowly reveals a past that the reader does not expect. Poor Lenny is very damaged and she doesn’t even know how damaged. She keeps to herself, but at the same time, she tries to lead a “normal” life as a teacher with a nice home.
There are hints throughout the book, I had different ideas of what the truth might be. My thoughts kept changing. I was pretty close to getting it right, but not completely. And then there was an abrupt right turn. To me, it was surprising but very welcome.
Lenny is such a sweet but vulnerable character. She is very careful with trying to do the right thing at all times. She is very likeable, I can’t help but cheer her on! Her memories are overwhelming at times, but she does not know precisely what they are. Quite contradictory! Lenny has a very complex backstory which she has completely (and unconsciously) blocked.
Great book, well written. It’s classified as a thriller. I’m not sure I agree with that. But it is suspenseful. I tend to separate those two.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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