Such a Quiet Place - Megan Miranda

Such a Quiet Place

By Megan Miranda

  • Release Date: 2021-07-13
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 630 Ratings

Description

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest—a Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection—comes a riveting, “suspenseful” (BookPage, starred review) novel about a mysterious murder in an idyllic and close-knit neighborhood.

Welcome to Hollow’s Edge, where you can find secrets, scandal, and a suspected killer—all on one street.

Hollow’s Edge use to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow’s Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated by their trial testimonies that implicated one of their own. Ruby Fletcher. And now, Ruby’s back.

With her conviction overturned, Ruby waltzes right back to Hollow’s Edge, and into the home she shared with Harper Nash. Harper, five years older, has always treated Ruby like a wayward younger sister. But now she’s terrified. What possible good could come of Ruby returning to the scene of the crime? And how can she possibly turn her away, when she knows Ruby has nowhere to go?

Within days, suspicion spreads like a virus across Hollow’s Edge. It’s increasingly clear that not everyone told the truth about the night of the Truetts’ murders. And when Harper begins receiving threatening notes, she realizes she has to uncover the truth before someone else becomes the killer’s next victim.

Pulsating with suspense and with Megan Miranda’s trademark shocking twists, Such a Quiet Place is Megan Miranda’s best novel yet—a “powerful, paranoid thriller” (Booklist, starred review) that will keep you turning the pages late into the night.

Reviews

  • Quietly Suspenseful

    4
    By JeanneInDallas
    This book kept my interest and I enjoyed it. The 2-part ending surprised me. It was a quick read.
  • Good build up, lame end

    4
    By Spicy Mchagis
    This book gave me anxiety and built up the tension so well, but I found the end anticlimactic and dull.
  • Good but slow read

    4
    By TerriM.
    This book took me awhile to read… but overall it was a good book but slow read
  • Loved it.

    5
    By TheCSmiley
    I was pulled in from the first chapter and read the whole book in a few days.
  • Ok, not horrible, definitely not great.

    2
    By Amigo73
    Frequently redundant and repetitive. None of the characters were likable, and I prefer there to be at least 1 that I’m rooting for as I read. Not the case here. The plot was rather simplistic. The original ‘crime’ investigation was so weak no jury could convict with absolutely no proof. Sine the novel hinged on that, it was all rather ridiculous. A big unbelievable yawn.
  • Not my favorite

    3
    By Moses1388
    Out of all of this author’s books, this one was underwhelming. It took too long to pick up pace and the storyline was chaotic with so many characters involved.
  • Great read!

    5
    By lpadilla4242
    Quick and easy read - totally worth it
  • Don’t bother! Painfully boring!

    1
    By Krystina Marie
    Painfully boring!!! Don’t waist your money! Goes into way too much detail on the most insignificant things! Complete waist of money! If I could give zero stars I would!
  • Interesting turn of events

    4
    By Embw11
    This book was a slow read for me. The beginning chapters were hard to get into. Definitely picked up and became more interesting. Overall not bad.
  • Meh

    3
    By haleyt23
    Didn’t really hook me, but I finished it because I needed to know the truth! Would def recommend for those who like a “whodunnit”.