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Not a Happy Family

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by Shari Lapena (Goodreads Author)

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Is this a mystery that I could have figured out? I just finished the book and I wonder if I missed a clue.
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I've only just started reading, but does anyone else feel that this might have been inspired by the murders of Barry and Honey Sherman?
Kimberley While I was reading this, I thought the exact same thing. Plus, Lapena does live in Toronto.
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Did anyone else think the ending was so abrupt? Two small chapters for the big reveal and then that was that.
Andy55 I agree, I am finding that with a lot of books, your reading/listening and then in the last chapter they throw everything at you at once. I didn't car…moreI agree, I am finding that with a lot of books, your reading/listening and then in the last chapter they throw everything at you at once. I didn't care for the authors choice of who done it, or the epilogue where I would have liked to have some sort of wrap up for ALL the characters, especially since they received so much $$ and their relationships were struggling, did Rose get charged, did she give the $$ back to Dan etc(less)
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Wondering about Audrey’s daughter? No mention of her name or anything about her or their relationship. Thought maybe there was a clue there, but it never went anywhere.
Judith Yes, this bothered me too! It seemed way too obvious for any one of the siblings to be the murderer, so I was looking for someone else the whole story…moreYes, this bothered me too! It seemed way too obvious for any one of the siblings to be the murderer, so I was looking for someone else the whole story. I really thought she could be the one & kept waiting for this to develop at least into a viable red-herring, but it was just totally dropped. A mis-step for sure.(less)
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Shruthi This would have honestly been a better ending. I thought the ending of the book was terrible
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