Michaelides third novel takes place on an isolated island off the coast of Greece. I personally love books that happen in isolated places. 

Elliot is our narrator & he is as unreliable as they come. He writes the story in a first person who breaks that wall between reader & author. The execution was well done. Elliot is going back in forth through time as well telling the story about Lana— an actress and the love of his life. 

I can see how some would think this moves slower, but I personally did not. About 15% in, I got fully vested and couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I needed to know how it ended. And it ended perfectly for me.