Reviews of Past Lying by Val McDermid; The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead; Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll; Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker; and Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper
Brief reviews of Past Lying by Val McDermid; The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead; Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll; Kill Show by Daniel Sweren-Becker; and Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper, the seventh book in Val McDermid’s DCI Karen Pirie series, is set amid the hushed uncertainty of Edinburgh during the first Covid lockdown.
Mead’s skilled homage draws from early 20th century true-crime cases and classic genre motifs, all set against the charmed worlds of the fairground and theatre. Performance is at the heart of this mystery in more ways than one: Ibbs is acutely aware of the “veneer of civility” he encounters in London, and determines to break through it to solve the crimes at hand. Watching him work through this contributes to the novel’s well-paced action.
Set in a Washington, DC exurb, Kill Show explores the disappearance of teenager Sara Parcell, the community’s search for her and the aftermath once she is found dead. Even when the suspects are at first the usual ones, Sweren-Becker gives the characters distinct voices with depth and personality . Without an all-knowing narrator to guide the reader, Kill Show instead juxtaposes these voices to sustain the tension around who’s responsible – ethically, practically, legally – for Sara’s death.
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