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Death in the Woods by Jo Allen
5.0

It's a dramatic story that starts with a BANG and never slow down or drags. I found it gripping, entertaining and heart wrenching.
There's a whodunit but there are also a lot of grief, the past triggering actions in the present, and a lot of secrets.
The beautiful setting of Lake Districts is the eerie and ominous perfect background for the suicides and the events of this books.
As I read the previous books in the series it was interesting to catch up with the core groups of characters and meet some new. The author did a good job in evolving the arc of the characters or developing the new ones.
The plot is gripping, it kept me reading and guessing as I had no idea of what was going to happened and what caused the events of the story.
The solution is satisfying and I was surprised the final parts.
I strongly recommend it, it can be read as a standalone but reading the previous instalments will add layers.
Many thanks to Jo Allen and Rachel's Random Resources for this digital copy, all opinions are mine