1/26/24; 365 pages
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The Girl in Room 12 by Kathryn Croft is a highly recommended mystery full of secrets, tension, and deception.
While their daughter Poppy is happily chatting about her day, Hannah's husband Max is late, again. Max has been staying out late, distracted, and unnaturally short-tempered lately and Hannah wonders what is instigating this change in personality. After Max returns home Hannah picks up the suit coat he left crumpled on the floor. When checking the pockets she finds a key card to a room at the River Walk Hotel, where the news just reported a young woman was found murdered. Was Max having an affair with her and is he responsible for the murder?
The narrative is a twisty tale as more information is uncovered and Hannah's personal investigation takes different directions. The Girl in Room 12 is compelling
throughout. Not all of Hannah's actions are believable but the mystery,
tension, secrets, deception and betrayals are nonstop right to the end.
It's also clear that not all the characters are reliable or trustworthy
and what is really happening is not revealed until the end.
The writing is very good. Croft establishes her characters, especially that of Hannah, and then creates a complex, layered plot to hold your attention.
There is plenty of misdirection thrown into the mix to try and distract
you from following clues. The story could have been tightened up a
little, however, as there is a bit of a slowdown halfway through the
novel. Keep reading though because the ending is jam-packed with
shocking surprises and twists.
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