This Fallen Prey

How it reads

This Fallen Prey is mystery (women-led police mystery, specifically), and its dominant mood is tense. The suspense is the kind you feel in your shoulders. The pace is moderate — neither a page-turner nor a slow burn — so it holds up whether you read it in long sittings or short ones.

It's set in a small town setting, in the present day, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are justice, friendship and secrets. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It's a later book in a series — you'll usually want to start earlier. The ending resolves happily. At 359 pages it's an ordinary novel's length. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.