Book Review: Scenes of the Crime -Jilly Gagnon

 

“Scenes of the Crime” is a thriller by Jilly Gagnon. This book has a dual timeline - one 15 years ago and one in present day. The book follows four women and what happened at a girls’ trip.

This book was an odd one. I believe that the relationship between all the women was toxic to degrees that seemed plausible but rather frustrating at the same time. I never felt reading this book that any of these women had any depth. I don’t think I’ll remember much about this book in about a week - other than it taking along the Oregon coast and winery caves with passages to the ocean (that part I found rather interesting, must admit). I did like the parts that were written as a screenplay - including the reader’s comments. I’m going to give this book four stars because it did hold my attention, was an easy/quick read, and I did like the overall style, but it’s really more like a 3.5 star read for me overall.