Book review in a dark dark wood7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() As a writer she’s intensely private and likes having her own space. Narrator Nora isn’t keen on the hen weekend from the start. I poured myself a good measure of whisky and settled in. Basically, it sounded like The Bachelor meets The Secret History, a.k.a. But what should be a fun few days of dirty games and drinking takes a turn for the sinister when secrets from the past begin to surface. But it had the kind of premise I can’t resist: A group of old school friends reunite for a hen weekend at a remote country house deep in the woods. The tagline, ‘someone’s getting married someone’s getting murdered’ wasn’t promising. ![]() I’ll admit I approached In a Dark, Dark Wood with one eyebrow raised. ![]() But when they’re good-when the writing is sharp and clean, the tension rising steadily and the plot twisting just enough to keep what’s coming from view-thrillers are hard to beat. Many pitch the drama too high and it becomes increasingly difficult for the reader to suspend their disbelief, or else they’re entirely predictable. Too often they rely on cheap tricks and the ending falls flat. Margot McGovern reviews Ruth Ware’s smart and chilling debut thriller, In a Dark, Dark Wood (Harvill Secker, 2015).Ī good thriller is hard to find. ![]()
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