Such a Quiet Place
Megan Miranda
352 pages
Simon & Schuster
published July 13, 2021
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So how well do you really know your neighbors? Harper’s next door neighbors were killed 14 months ago and her roommate Ruby was put in jail for the murders. Now Ruby is out on a technicality and is living in Harper’s house again. Ruby claims she is innocent and someone is going to pay.
I love Megan Miranda’s previous books and this one is no exception. You are thrust into this exclusive neighborhood where the residents know each other well, because they not only live together, but they also work at the university. But do you really know your neighbors as well as you think you do?
This is misdirection at its best. Even though Harper is our narrator, we get to distrust if we are getting the truth from her in addition to wondering which of her neighbors are trustworthy as it seems they all have a secret or two to hide. Then after another event in the neighborhood, the stakes become even higher for Harper.
If you haven’t read a Miranda book, this is not a fast paced book. She spends time setting the neighborhood and developing the relationships of the characters. Knowing the neighbors is a big part of the story unraveling. While there isn’t really anything to dislike about Harper, she is a little mousy, letting things happen to her and not really stepping up and directing her part in things. I was really intrigued by Ruby. You have the guessing whether she committed the murders, you just can’t figure out how shady she is now and what her motives are.
This is one of my favorite books of the summer and I highly recommend it for twisty thriller lovers.
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