Author: Elly Griffiths
Published: March 5th 2019 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: eBook, Hardcover, 352 pages
Genre: Fiction
Source: My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for an opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book.
‘The Stranger Diaries’ weaves around the short story, 'The Stranger', written by Gothic writer R. M. Holland. Clare Cassidy, a high school English teacher, and researcher leads a course each mid-term with this writing to both instruct and to lend a sinister air.
This year is different, as real-life bodies begin to pile up and Holland quotes are found with them, the police begin to suspect Clare and a small band of her friends. To compound matters, Clare a dedicated diarist herself notices comments that have been added to her writings. Comments that tie into the deaths and have her beginning to question her sanity.
Unfortunately, the final twist is not all that surprising. There was an inkling early on as to who was behind this eerie tale within a tale. Though the author did her best to throw the reader off, all the parts were there, and if the reader was following the breadcrumbs, there was no other suspect.
This year is different, as real-life bodies begin to pile up and Holland quotes are found with them, the police begin to suspect Clare and a small band of her friends. To compound matters, Clare a dedicated diarist herself notices comments that have been added to her writings. Comments that tie into the deaths and have her beginning to question her sanity.
Unfortunately, the final twist is not all that surprising. There was an inkling early on as to who was behind this eerie tale within a tale. Though the author did her best to throw the reader off, all the parts were there, and if the reader was following the breadcrumbs, there was no other suspect.
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