Hollow’s Edge used to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow’s Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. Ruby Fletcher. And now, Ruby’s back.
With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow’s Edge, and into the home she once shared with Harper Nash. Harper, five years older, has always treated Ruby like a wayward younger sister. But now she’s terrified. What possible good could come of Ruby returning to the scene of the crime? And how can she possibly turn her away, when she knows Ruby has nowhere to go?
Within days, suspicion spreads like a virus across Hollow’s Edge. It’s increasingly clear that not everyone told the truth about the night of the Truetts’ murders. And when Harper begins receiving threatening notes, she realizes she has to uncover the truth before someone else becomes the killer’s next victim.
Pulsating with suspense and with the shocking twists that are Megan Miranda’s trademark, Such a Quiet Place is Megan Miranda’s best novel yet—a twisty locked-box thriller that will keep you turning pages late into the night. (Pub Date: Jul 13 2021)
A couple is found dead in a quiet neighborhood where everyone knows everyone, and one of them is found guilty. But months later, her trial is annulled exactly because of how said neighbors intervened in the investigations to condemn her and she's back to the same house. The one she shares with Harper, our main character. But why is she there? Does she want revenge? Against whom?
Such a Quiet Place demonstrates beyond doubt how far Megan Miranda's writing has come, throwing mystery over mystery. It's a quick read and it sure isn't a new proposal: neighbors who become suspects, complicating even more an investigation because you don't know who's just meddling and who's covering their traces. Though not a novelty, it was gripping and had a nice amount of plot twists.
We do have a lot of characters, but I never felt lost over who was who. The main character is a little strange, too naive at times, too quick to judge at others, though that was also so she could be among the suspects, I believe. Were she too straightforward, half of my doubts wouldn't even exist. On the plus side, despite not loving Harper and wanting to slap her at a point or two, I didn't hate her.
There isn't a lot of boom in the book though. Notwithstanding the many plot twists, they not always gave way to good reveals, and when they were good, they weren't fantastic. I liked the writing, I liked the pacing, I liked the story, but there wasn't that big thing that'll assure this story is memorable. I do recommend it is a great choice for your summer read, I've been talking about it already to my friends who enjoy thrillers, but I don't see it becoming anyone's favorite book ever. Still, it's one of the best reads this summer, so go ahead.
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
Rating: 4 out of 5.
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