Hemlock House
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Description
The follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Liar’s Beach.
More than a year after childhood friends Michael Linden and Holiday Poirot solved a headline-making murder on Martha’s Vineyard, Lindenis ready to start over as a freshman at Harvard—and, he hopes, to reunite with his old girlfriend, Greer. But just as things start to heat up between them, a friend is found dead in Greer’s dorm, Hemlock House.
The police believe the death is the result of an overdose, but Linden suspects there’s more to the story. The victim was wearing Greer’s clothes and sleeping in Greer’s bed when she died . . . and Greer has a long list of enemies. It makes Linden wonder: Was this a case of mistaken identity? Was someone trying to kill Greer? Is she in danger? Is he?
Nearly everyone on campus has something to hide—and some mysteries are better left buried. . . .
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🔪 Ein spannender Campus-Mystery-Thriller
"Hemlock House" setzt die erfolgreiche Detektiv-Geschichte von Michael und Holiday aus dem 1. Band "Liars Beach" nahtlos fort. Die Harvard-Kulisse verleiht der Mordermittlung eine einnehmende Atmosphäre voller Geheimnisse und Intrigen. Besonders Holiday hat es mir angetan, sie ist mit ihrem scharfen Verstand und ihrem Witz ein absolutes Highlight des Buches. Die Wendungen sind clever platziert und sorgen dafür, dass man das Buch bis zum Ende nicht mehr aus der Hand legen möchte. Auch wenn ich das Ende grob hervorgesehen habe, hat es trotzdem Spaß gemacht, mitzurätseln und am ende meine Theorie bestätigt zu bekommen. Mit den knapp 240 Seiten ein kurzer knapper Read für einen regnerischen Tag, der aber für mich eher Krimi/Mystery als Thriller war. Für alle Fans von Ivy-League-Mysteries und Jugend-Krimis ist dies eine klare Leseempfehlung!
Could have but didn’t
Hemlock House by Katie Cotugno ⭐️ 3/5 I really wanted to like this one, but it just didn’t work for me. The setup had potential, but the story got lost in way too much personal drama between the characters, which made it feel boring at times. The biggest issue for me: the characters. They were flat and hard to connect with. I couldn’t stand Greer or Michael at all, and when you don’t even like the MC, it’s really hard to enjoy the book. For someone studying at Harvard, the MC came across as surprisingly clueless. His choice of major didn’t make sense, and he seemed to lack even the most basic common sense. Final thought: The idea behind the story could have been good, but with characters this frustrating and little depth to keep me engaged, it just didn’t hit the mark.
Description
The follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Liar’s Beach.
More than a year after childhood friends Michael Linden and Holiday Poirot solved a headline-making murder on Martha’s Vineyard, Lindenis ready to start over as a freshman at Harvard—and, he hopes, to reunite with his old girlfriend, Greer. But just as things start to heat up between them, a friend is found dead in Greer’s dorm, Hemlock House.
The police believe the death is the result of an overdose, but Linden suspects there’s more to the story. The victim was wearing Greer’s clothes and sleeping in Greer’s bed when she died . . . and Greer has a long list of enemies. It makes Linden wonder: Was this a case of mistaken identity? Was someone trying to kill Greer? Is she in danger? Is he?
Nearly everyone on campus has something to hide—and some mysteries are better left buried. . . .
Book Information
Posts
🔪 Ein spannender Campus-Mystery-Thriller
"Hemlock House" setzt die erfolgreiche Detektiv-Geschichte von Michael und Holiday aus dem 1. Band "Liars Beach" nahtlos fort. Die Harvard-Kulisse verleiht der Mordermittlung eine einnehmende Atmosphäre voller Geheimnisse und Intrigen. Besonders Holiday hat es mir angetan, sie ist mit ihrem scharfen Verstand und ihrem Witz ein absolutes Highlight des Buches. Die Wendungen sind clever platziert und sorgen dafür, dass man das Buch bis zum Ende nicht mehr aus der Hand legen möchte. Auch wenn ich das Ende grob hervorgesehen habe, hat es trotzdem Spaß gemacht, mitzurätseln und am ende meine Theorie bestätigt zu bekommen. Mit den knapp 240 Seiten ein kurzer knapper Read für einen regnerischen Tag, der aber für mich eher Krimi/Mystery als Thriller war. Für alle Fans von Ivy-League-Mysteries und Jugend-Krimis ist dies eine klare Leseempfehlung!
Could have but didn’t
Hemlock House by Katie Cotugno ⭐️ 3/5 I really wanted to like this one, but it just didn’t work for me. The setup had potential, but the story got lost in way too much personal drama between the characters, which made it feel boring at times. The biggest issue for me: the characters. They were flat and hard to connect with. I couldn’t stand Greer or Michael at all, and when you don’t even like the MC, it’s really hard to enjoy the book. For someone studying at Harvard, the MC came across as surprisingly clueless. His choice of major didn’t make sense, and he seemed to lack even the most basic common sense. Final thought: The idea behind the story could have been good, but with characters this frustrating and little depth to keep me engaged, it just didn’t hit the mark.