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Slow Burner by Laura Lippman
3.0

This was my sixth read from the Hush collection. They are all short stories that fall under the crime fiction genre of writing. Similarly to Gaylin's "The Gift" (another story in this collection), I felt that this title wasn't long enough to completely develop the plot. The climax of this story seemed to come out of nowhere which didn't make it an enjoyable read. When I read mystery or crime fiction titles, I prefer when the author foreshadows what is going to happen. As a reader, this makes the plotline seem more believable to me. Despite this issue, Lippman did a fantastic job developing both Liz and Phil, the main characters of this story. For this reason alone, I would be interested in reading more of her work in the future.