Murder in the Family
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3.5
Cara Hunter
ONE BODY. SIX EXPERTS. CAN YOU SOLVE THE CASE BEFORE THEY DO?Mega-bestselling British crime novelist Cara Hunter makes her big American debut with a wholly immersive thriller like none you've seen before: written as the teleplay of a true-crime documentary, it has the reader puzzling away, reviewing photos, maps, coroner's reports and other evidence as they read. Can you tell who's lying?"An excellent, wholly original whodunnit! You won’t have read a mystery like this, and you’ll be kept in the dark right to the end." --Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of The Long WeekendIt was a case that gripped the nation. In December 2003, Luke Ryder, the stepfather of acclaimed filmmaker Guy Howard (then aged 10), was found dead in the garden of their suburban family home.Luke Ryder’s murder has never been solved. Guy Howard’s mother and two half-sisters were in the house at the time of the murder—but all swear they saw nothing. Despite a high-profile police investigation and endless media attention, no suspect was ever charged.But some murder cases are simply too big to forget…Now comes the sensational new streaming series Infamous, dedicated to investigating—and perhaps cracking—this famous cold case. Years later a group of experts re-examine the evidence – with shocking results. Does the team know more than they’ve been letting on?True crime lovers and savvy readers, you can review the evidence and testimony at the same time as the experts. But can you solve the case before they do?
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Author
Cara Hunter
Pages
480
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2023-09-19
ISBN
0063272083 9780063272088
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"2.5⭐️ I did not like this format at all. It dragged I found it boring. It was a struggle to finish and it nearly put me into a reading slump. "
Rhon
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If I was rating Murder in the Family based on the mystery. It would be 4 stars. A reality TV series delving into the 20-year-old case of who killed Luke Ryder. The producer of the show is the murder victim's step‐ son who'd been 10 at the time of the murder. The panel of experts brought in to dig into the case include a reporter, a retired NYPD police officer, a retired Metropolitan Police member, a criminal attorney, a crime scene investigator, and a forensic psychologist. There are tons of plot twists. The ending was unexpected.
The reason I only rated it 3 stars was the unconventional format. Murder in the Family does not read like a normal story. Each "chapter" is a transcription of a broadcast of the show "Infamous- Who Killed Luke Ryder?" There are also e-mails between people involved on the show, voice-mail message transcriptions, screenshots of a reddit group discussing each episode, and text messages.
I read books for all of the stuff that goes on between the dialogue. For the point of view that allows insight into thoughts, feelings, observations, and memories. This book didn't have that. You were forced to read between the lines. Cara Hunter did a great job with this chosen format, but it wasn't my cup of tea.
Recommended for people who like true crime and people who don't mind the unconventional format.
My content warnings include - cursing, murder, and graphic detail of the body.
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Brandi Always Reading
"Very intriguing and keeps you guessing. I was a big fan of the layout of the book. Incredibly well thought out ending "
Maddison Chick
"This book is unique in that it is written in the format of a true crime tv series: you discover the clues as the characters do. Your challenge is to try to solve the case before they do. And prepare yourself for a twist at the end. Or, rather, several twists. 😄"
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Tabitha
"I kept audibly gasping during the last 40 pages of this book. 😱"
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Annette Greason
"Meh. Took awhile to get used to the script style writing. Disappointed in the ending…"
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Sarah Atkinson
"The twists and turns in this book were amazing! The format of the book is something I've never seen before and made the reading experience one to remember. Think crime docuseries and murder mystery novel love child in the best of ways. Can't wait to read more novels by Cara!!"
Harleigh Sumrow
"*because of the Harper Collins boycott still being effective, even if for an entirely different reason since their staff went on strike, I will not be star-reviewing this book*"
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