Jen's Reviews > All Good People Here

Great read! I finished this in one sitting, late into the night. The story primarily centers on Margot, who returns to the small town in which she grew up to take care of her uncle with dementia. She’s a journalist and takes an interest in a child abduction that looks similar to an unsolved murder of her best friend January when she was just 6 years old. You also get alternating chapters told from the POV of January’s mom, Kristy, from 1994 when the murder occurred. These w storylines converge in a really satisfying way.

I liked Margot and Krissy and thought all of the characters were believable. While flawed, I could empathize which most of them. The mystery is sound, causing me to change my mind many times as to who the culprit might be. The whole story made me feel sad about all the things that could have been and all the small things that could have gone differently to avoid how it all turned out- I like a book that can leave me with that much emotion at the end.

Speaking of the end, it’s the only part of the book I didn’t love, as there were loose ends I didn’t feel were tied up (and I love when everything is tied up neatly!). This wasn’t enough to keep me from loving the book, though.

Overall, I greatly enjoyed this debut novel and am excited to see what this author comes up with next. Strongly recommend for those who enjoy mysteries. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.