Kill All Your Darlings by David Bell is a suspenseful and twisty story, based on lies and betrayals in the world of academia.
My Overview
From the beginning, the reader learns Dr. Connor Nye has stolen a studentās manuscript and published it as his own. No oneās more surprised than he, when the student shows up at his home to confront him. She demands the money sheās owed for the book and decides to blackmail him since he canāt pay her. As if the wasnāt bad enough, it turns out the book he published contains details about a local murder. Details only the murderer wouldāve known. What to do?
Based on that, I was hooked on the story from the beginning. What Connor thought was a brilliant plan, imploded and it seemed the only way out was to announce Madeline OāBrien was the author of the book he published. I just had to know how heād get out of the mess heād created.
Thereās tension and mystery throughout, but at times the story was repetitive. I did, however, appreciate the multiple POVs and alternating timelines. I also liked that the chapters are short and there are a few twists along the way, which still made it hard to stop reading.
My Recommendation
I recommend this story, if youāre looking for a mystery story based on the plagiarism plot. This is my first book by this author, and Iām now interested in reading more of his stories.
