Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: July 13, 2021
Source: ALC via Simon & Schuster Audio
Summary:
Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, where you can find secrets, scandal, and a suspected killer – all on one street.
Hollow’s Edge use to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow’s Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. Ruby Fletcher. And now, Ruby’s back.
With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow’s Edge, and into the home she shared with Harper Nash. Harper, five years older, has always treated Ruby like a wayward younger sister. But now she’s terrified. What possible good could come of Ruby returning to the scene of the crime? And how can she possibly turn her away, when she knows Ruby has nowhere to go?
Within days, suspicion spreads like a virus across Hollow’s Edge. It’s increasingly clear that not everyone told the truth about the night of the Truetts’ murders. And when Harper begins receiving threatening notes, she realizes she has to uncover the truth before someone else becomes the killer’s next victim.
Pulsating with suspense and with Megan Miranda’s trademark shocking twists, Such a Quiet Place is Megan Miranda’s best novel yet – a “powerful, paranoid thriller” (Booklist, starred review) that will keep you turning the pages late into the night.
My thoughts:
I’ve really come to enjoy Megan Miranda’s books, especially as I find they translate really well onto audio. And this latest one is no exception.
This book is one twisty, addicting read and I particularly enjoyed the fact that it has that small town feel as I myself have always lived in small towns. This one definitely has a slow-burn feel, with simmering tension that gradually builds – a technique that I absolutely love as it keeps me on edge and glued to the story so that I don’t miss anything. Being set in a small neighborhood, you definitely get that “everybody knows everybody” feeling and that nothing happens without the entire neighborhood knowing, which I loved. It adds to the drama of the book but at the same time, makes you suspicious of everyone.
This book is filled with a cast of unlikeable characters, but sometimes these make for the best books and that really works well here. There was just something a bit off with these characters – not that they were terribly awful but I just didn’t love them, but at the same time, I needed to see how things played out. I needed resolution.
If you like domestic thrillers with lots of gossip and suspense, definitely give this one a try.
Audio thoughts:
Rebekkah Ross does such a great job with the narration of this book. As I already mentioned, Megan Miranda’s stories translate well onto audio, and Rebekkah does a great job taking those characters and bringing them to life. She gives each character their own unique voice and her pacing and intonation are spot on. This is an author who I definitely feel confident choosing audio over print time and time again!
