Things We Do in the Dark - Jennifer Hillier
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Publication Date: July 19, 2020
The book opens with with Paris Peralta, the wife of an older comedian making a comeback being arrested while holding a blood soaked weapon in the same room as his dead body. Soon we are introduced to Drew who hosts a true crime podcast, Ruby the Ice Queen, in jail for killing her lover and apparently blackmailing Paris for some unknown act in her past, and Joelle, Ruby’s daughter who died in a fire. This very brief synopsis may sound confusing, but it isn’t.
The story is divided into sections, with two timelines. One involves the present and the other the past, with quite a bit of the characters’ historical backgrounds. Eventually, the past and present come together.
There are twists in this narrative that I thought predictable and the plot, although intriguing, a bit implausible. Trigger warning: The reader is introduced to a very dark world filled with child abuse and the lengths some people are forced to go to protect themselves.
Yet, this was well written and engrossing and if you are willing to overlook the caveats noted above, an entertaining read.
****
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