I think your true review of this depends on how many other books you read in the same genre. If it's a lot then there won't be much new here for you as it follows a well trodden path with few things that will surprise you. But if you are at the other end of the specturm then this is a thoroughly enjoyable mystery with several twists along the way to keep you guessing.
It starts off with the brutal murder, and the disappearance of an Instafamous star. For me i enjoyed the style jumping back and forward in time and the differing viewpoints from the crime itself, to the online journalist trying to become crime writer who manages to stay the night in the same room the murder took place, to the dodgy holiday rentals manager who was filming everyone who stayed in the properties (although the reason may not be for what you initially think) and happens to capture the murder. There are a few other minor characters who don't add much to the story, more there to add red herrings along the way, harder to mention them without spoiling who the ultimate killer was.
It was telegraphed about a third of the way into the story who the killer was, and it's a scary view into how obsession from even the most minor of contact with a person can completely turn someone's life upside down without them even knowing who the person was or how they attracted the nutcase in the first place. What you may think is an innocent encounter may not be for them, and it spirals from there. I don't think we spent enough time with the killer, their part in it felt a bit rushed towards the end as the net closed on them.
It starts off with the brutal murder, and the disappearance of an Instafamous star. For me i enjoyed the style jumping back and forward in time and the differing viewpoints from the crime itself, to the online journalist trying to become crime writer who manages to stay the night in the same room the murder took place, to the dodgy holiday rentals manager who was filming everyone who stayed in the properties (although the reason may not be for what you initially think) and happens to capture the murder. There are a few other minor characters who don't add much to the story, more there to add red herrings along the way, harder to mention them without spoiling who the ultimate killer was.
It was telegraphed about a third of the way into the story who the killer was, and it's a scary view into how obsession from even the most minor of contact with a person can completely turn someone's life upside down without them even knowing who the person was or how they attracted the nutcase in the first place. What you may think is an innocent encounter may not be for them, and it spirals from there. I don't think we spent enough time with the killer, their part in it felt a bit rushed towards the end as the net closed on them.