3.5

This book follows Eddie and Kate as they represent two sisters who accuse each other of their father's murder. The story is told in both the lawyers' perspectives, along with a third "She" narrator, who is the unnamed murderer. It is very fast-paced and covers the lawyers gathering evidence, interviewing their clients, the trial itself, and more murders/cover-up committed by She (Her?). 

I found the format super interesting as both lawyers convinced me of their clients' innocence which kept me guessing the entire book. As a prolific thriller reader, I had the theory that a third party murdered the father, but the She chapters dissuaded me of that notion, making it clear that the story focuses on the 50/50 chance of it being one of the sisters. 

I thought that after reading dozens of mystery/thrillers that I would be somewhat decent at guessing the plot twists, but this book completely fooled me. I was just as gullible as the lawyers were, with double the information. I love when mystery books have a big plot twist that I don't see coming at all but makes perfect sense with the hints given in the rest of the story, and this one executed that well. 

Going into this book I didn't realize that it was #5 of a series (interconnected standalones??) but that didn't negatively impact my reading experience. I didn't feel like I was missing out on much other than not knowing side characters or Flynn's background. 

Thank you to NetGalley + Atria Books for the ARC