This novel is very dark and dreary, a well conceived mystery that jumps right into the shadows and never crawls back out. Satisfying as the twists are, the amount of sadness in this book heavily outweighs its positive plot strides. I really enjoyed it, I just want to emphasize how heavy it is. Trigger warnings should be reviewed, as there's plenty more to be found beyond the suicide mentioned in the book summary. Interesting juxtaposition for a novel with "Bright Ideas" in the title. Darkness aside, it's clever and well developed. A great debut novel.