Slow start which speeds up to a galloping finish

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The small insular community of Hollow's Edge looks to be little bit of paradise. But many of the residents are hiding behind a make believe front of happy marriages and lives.
Two years previously, a double death has shaken everyone and most seem happy to point the finger at Ruby, the cuckoo in their nest who lodges with Harper.
Fourteen months on from the verdict, Ruby's conviction has been overturned as unsafe.... and she's back, almost immediately creating little swirls of unease and downright fear.
With the annual fourth of July pool party looming, all the cracks are beginning to widen.
Harper finds herself uneasy with how Ruby has just assumed her previous tenure, with no rent this time round, and is feeling increasingly isolated from the inner circle, with some keen to keep her in the dark about neighbourhood news and gossip.
An excellent read that kept me guessing right up to the end.