A Good Place to Hide a Body by Laura MarshallMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A Good Place to Hide a Body follows Penny and her family as they navigate their way through a life-altering, infuriating scenario at the hands of a stranger named Cooper who'll remind absolutely all of you of your very worst ex.
Never mind dealing with neighbours from hell, Penny's parents inadvertently find themselves with the tenant from hell. It was horrifying to read the insidious way that Cooper weedled his way into their home, gradually revealing himself to be a dangerous, narcissistic turbo-twat of the highest order, and I was equally as annoyed as I was frustrated at every wall they ran into in their desperation to get him out.
Supporting characters provided excellent plot support, and this was a nice linear read that felt punchy, pacy and was an absolute page-turner. A Good Place to Hide a Body was such a thriller to me, and I found myself desperate for Cooper to get his comeuppance; he embodied so many traits of the worst kinds of people it was thrilling to know that he'd inevitably be popped off.
Much as I knew he was on course to get what he deserved, the way it all happened was full of twists so nothing was completely predictable. Penny and her parents were so regular, normal people with normal lives, going through normal mundanity, that it really tickled a little part of my brain in an appealing way. Despite being a fictional book, there was a tiny spark of thought...'this could happen to anyone'...and that's what made it extra enjoyable to me.
Rating: ✨✨✨✨
A Good Place to Hide a Body is available now, and I’d like to extend many great thanks to NetGalley and Holder & Stoughton for giving me the opportunity to read this book in advance of publication.
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