Engaging and funny with cleverly interwoven storylines
It Could Never Happen Here is a twisty mystery set in a small community in Ireland and focuses on events surrounding their prestigious school and the pushy parents.
Events unfold from multiple points of view, interspersed with interviews from the police investigation as it emerges a body has been discovered.
There is a great mix of realistic characters and you can easily imagine the politics and personality clashes, especially as they try to cast and organise the school's musical performance, which is even more high profile this year since Beverley has managed to arrange for it to be broadcast on TV.
Beverley wasn't born into wealth but she wants everyone to see that she has money now and to show off her perfect life. She is married to a very handsome and wealthy man, she has a beautiful house, her eldest daughter Ellie is in her first year at university and Amelia is a star of Instagram. But what she doesn't want people to know is that she and Ellie are barely on speaking terms, or that she has just discovered 12 year old Amelia exchanging nude pictures with a boy in her class. The boy is from an unpopular family, well-known in the community for their involvement in an incident which devastated several local families. Beverley is determined to get him excluded and force the family out of town.
Christine works for the local paper and is sent to interview Beverley about the sexting incident. Although they grew up together in the same class at school, Beverley prefers to keep Christine at arms length, imagining that Christine will use childhood memories against her. Christine is oblivious to this, not understanding why Beverley would be ashamed of her past.
Engaging and funny with cleverly interwoven storylines. Well worth a read.
Events unfold from multiple points of view, interspersed with interviews from the police investigation as it emerges a body has been discovered.
There is a great mix of realistic characters and you can easily imagine the politics and personality clashes, especially as they try to cast and organise the school's musical performance, which is even more high profile this year since Beverley has managed to arrange for it to be broadcast on TV.
Beverley wasn't born into wealth but she wants everyone to see that she has money now and to show off her perfect life. She is married to a very handsome and wealthy man, she has a beautiful house, her eldest daughter Ellie is in her first year at university and Amelia is a star of Instagram. But what she doesn't want people to know is that she and Ellie are barely on speaking terms, or that she has just discovered 12 year old Amelia exchanging nude pictures with a boy in her class. The boy is from an unpopular family, well-known in the community for their involvement in an incident which devastated several local families. Beverley is determined to get him excluded and force the family out of town.
Christine works for the local paper and is sent to interview Beverley about the sexting incident. Although they grew up together in the same class at school, Beverley prefers to keep Christine at arms length, imagining that Christine will use childhood memories against her. Christine is oblivious to this, not understanding why Beverley would be ashamed of her past.
Engaging and funny with cleverly interwoven storylines. Well worth a read.