Published by Macmillan audio, Minotaur Books, St. Martin's Press Genres: Fiction, Mystery
Format: ARC, Audiobook, eBook
Alexis and her husband Sam purchased a Cape Cod house in need of some TLC in an exclusive DC neighborhood. Their interesting and glamorous neighbors welcome them with open arms. They feel as if they have finally arrived. Sam is on the cusp of making partner at his law firm and they are growing their family.
This is not Mr. Rogers neighborhood!
Their neighbor, Teddy is found dead, the police are investigating and trying to find his killer. The perfect neighborhood is left reeling and shocked.
How well do you know those in your life? How well do you know your neighbors? Who would want to kill Teddy?
I had both the book and audiobook versions of this book. I was intrigued by the blurb: “Desperate Housewives meets The Couple Next Door in a chilling story of murder and intrigue set in a well-to-do DC suburb.” This drew me in. But Desperate Housewives wasn’t slow. This book is a slow burn, and I am not the slow burn kinda girl. I love my books to grab me from the beginning. This one dragged for me. The second half of the book was better than the first, but it wasn’t until the last 15% that I was fully invested in the plot.
This book has secrets, lies, deception and murder! It was enjoyable but a slow a burn for me. I can’t fault the writing, but I struggled with the slowness of the book. Things do come together in the end in a satisfying way. That was enjoyable.
Others are enjoying this book more than I did, please read their reviews as well.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.