Interesting characters and several twists along the way. A good read

Thank you to Charlotte Vassell, NetGalley and the publisher for the arc of this book.

The author is extremely talented, compelling me to keep reading even if I hated every single spineless character, but the privileged chicanery of underperforming millennials finally got old. I skipped to the end and was glad I’d quit the suffering because there’s apparently no ending. Read for literary pretension and allusions.

Just because I personally did not like a single character does not mean this isn't a good book. It just isn't for me.

Reading about posh people behaving badly and receiving their comeuppance is very fun. There is something about the sleaze hidden beneath a centimeter thick veneer of lucre that is always compelling. The posh people in this story are in and out of each others' pockets, and in and out of each others' beds. One of them has wound up dead underneath a hedge and a trio of outsider detectives have to find out who is responsible. The central mystery is tidied up nicely by the end, but there are hanging threads about drug dealing, antiquities smuggling, and interpersonal dynamics that make me excited for a sequel.

It took a bit to get into the story, but once I did, I couldn’t put it down. The main characters were interesting, and I was wanting more for Nell from Alex.
It certainly left enough up in the air for a second book. Also, it made me look up recipes for lavender shortbread.
Thank you for letting me read this advanced copy, I enjoyed it.

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.

The Other Half is a superb detective novel denoting the complications the police departments and detectives face trying to solve cases involving the aristocracy with their endless supply of legal and illegal means. Cover-ups are covered up in spite of deaths and other crimes. I enjoyed this novel

This was a very unique book. It told the story of a murder and the investigation that follows, but lots of social commentary, small jokes and cute banter made up the majority of the book. It was unlike anything else I’ve read and I really enjoyed myself.

I received an advanced copy through Netgalley, but all opinions are my own.

I realised from the beginning that this was going to be good. Charlotte Vassell writes with a confident, razor sharp edge that’s perfect for bursting the bubbles of the entitled upper class characters that populate this exceptional whodunnit. After reading several novels by Yarwood- Lovett who seems to be in thrall to her titled characters and the high end possessions that define them, it’s a breath of fresh air to read a blistering satire on the ruling classes who have done such a fantastic job of damaging Britain over the last 13 years! The trio of dedicated sleuths who crack the case stand in complete contrast to this privileged elite and I hope they’ll feature in a sequel.