I am by no means a mystery genre expert - I don't (can't) predict the plot twist 55 pages in and I won't solve the murder before the characters - but I quite enjoyed this story. Annie was a fun character and I enjoyed watching her interact with the village of Castle Knoll as an outsider with a fresh perspective on the residents and her Great Aunt Frances' life. I love a good dual timeline, and I thought Perrin balanced the past and present nicely and I looked forward to being in both perspectives  and it felt like the past had a real purpose rather than being filler.

I'm personally happy to say that I was not expecting the twist at the end but once everything was revealed it really did feel plausible and the setup was subtle but telling looking back at the clues - Rose was really quite obsessed with Frances and Joe did truly appear to be a devoted son just looking to make his mother happy.

It feels like the ending was setting up for a sequel and I'd be happy to follow Annie into her next mystery.