I’ve been on a streak lately of reading really strong debut novels and this is one of them. It’s being touted as Big Little Lies meets Succession and I can def see those comps, it’s a rich and powerful family with shocking secrets and everything unravels after two family members are poisoned during a holiday weekend away. Besides the family you get chapters from a police detective, Mei so there are strong police procedural elements as well. The pacing was fast, the mystery was tricky and complex and the writing was strong. There were so many good reveals and secrets that were exposed and things take a dark turn. The ending was as strong as the rest of it, I really don’t have any complaints, I’ll be following the author closely because this was sharp, clever and cunning. I do want to mention there is a violent death of a pet so keep that in mind, but overall a fantastic thriller that felt fresh!