They Did Bad Things
by Lauren A. ForryPublished: Arcade Crimewise, 2020
Pages: 288
Genre: Thriller
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You’re not afraid of doing bad things. You’re afraid of getting punished for them.
About the book
In 1995, six university students moved into the house at 215 Caldwell Street. Months later, one of them was found dead on the sofa the morning after their end-of-year party. His death was ruled an accident by the police. The remaining five all knew it wasn’t, and though they went on with their lives, the truth of what happened to their sixth housemate couldn’t stay buried forever.
Twenty years later, all five of them arrive—lured separately under various pretenses—at Wolfheather House, a crumbling, secluded mansion on the Scottish isle of Doon. Trapped inside with no way out and no signal to the outside world, the now forty-somethings fight each other—and the unknown mastermind behind their gathering—as they confront the role they played in their housemate’s death. They are given one choice: confess to their crimes or die.
Review
They Did Bad Things is heart-pounding, modern version of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None.
It opens with Hollis, a detective taking a vacation on a remote island. He arrives at what he believes to be a bed and breakfast but what he finds is shocking: his four former college flatmates who, along with him, led a part in the murder of classmate. Finding themselves trapped at the house, the five guests are slowly murdered off while trying to uncover who was really to blame for Callum’s murder.
The story alternates perspectives and timelines to keep readers guessing on what really happened 20 years ago. This structure of writing kept the suspense up in the novel and kept readers on their toes. I never would have guessed the true identity of the narrator.
They Did Bad Things was an entertaining and thrilling read that shows that no one is ever completely innocent.
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