The Familiar Dark Review

The Familiar Dark A Novel
By: Amy Engel
Penguin Group Dutton
Dutton
General Fiction (Adult)
Mystery and Thriller
Publish Date 31 March 2020
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I have to say that the author draws you in right away. I couldn't put this down or stop thinking about it. For a short book it was great. This book is only 256 pages and a page turner. I gave it 5 stars.
This book starts out sad because it  opens with the murder of two 12 year old girls.
The first girl is from a single mom home who struggles to raise her. The other girl is from a traditional home with both parents.
Why are they murder we don't know and this book goes through that.
The single mom wants to know why her daughter is killed and who did it. Yes the couple also wants to know but is willing to have the police do all the work which single mom will not.
There is some back ground on all and you get to know the the small town. I was guessing the whole time but didn't get who the killer was until just before the single mom figured it out. You will be surprised how this book ends. I highly recommend that you give this book a read.