Was it grief... or a crime? When the line between loss and suspicion blurs

[Leyla]

I just finished reading a novel that begins with this line:

“When my mother died, my father smiled and said: your mother is dead.”

The entire book left me questioning what really happened. Was it just a tragic death? Or did something darker take place — something no one could prove, but the silence around it made impossible to ignore?

The daughter keeps digging, and while there’s no “true crime” structure, the sense of unease grows. The author doesn’t give us an answer — instead, it’s up to the reader to decide: was this fate, or something far more disturbing?

I’d love to know if others enjoy stories like this — where the mystery isn’t a body to be found, but a silence to be unraveled. And whether you’ve read books where you were left unsure if a crime even happened at all.

Would love to hear your thoughts.

[Alice4170]

That sounds so cool!! What’s the book??