“Not a Happy Family” by Shari Lapena
Published by Penguin Books
Finished 5/15/23 – 4/5 stars
Not only is this family not happy, they are extremely dysfunctional. The book opens with the murder of a couple in their home within a rich community. It then becomes a quirky “who done it” involving many family members with probable cause and none with a solid alibi. There is no love or trust in one another but there is a lot of finger-pointing as their relationships seem to just unravel over the next couple weeks. There aren’t a lot of twists and turns but you’ll probably change your mind a few times as to who you think the murderer is and if you are like me, you’ll be wrong when the killer is revealed.
The book is a very quick read with short chapters, making it easy to find good stopping points. It does bounce around a lot between many unlikable characters but it’s not hard to follow. And even though I guessed the wrong killer, I still recommend it.
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