Length 368 pages
Format softcover
Published 2018
Series standalone
My Copy provided by the publisher
My Review
A thriller with a killer ending.
The docu-drama sub genre of crime fiction is really starting to take off and Greenlight by Benjamin Stevenson gives Aussies readers a taste of the local flavor.
When documentary film maker Jack Quick gets his 15 minutes of fame by assisting in overturning a flimsy guilty conviction of winemaker, Curtis Wade, for the murder of grape-picker Eliza Dacey, he had no idea the fame and spotlight would turn his life upside down.
Questions later arise as to Curtis' innocence following another murder with a similar MO shortly after his release which sparks renewed interest in the Eliza Dacey murder.
The constant whodunit guessing game throughout is well written and executed. I certainly didn't pick the perp and was surprised by the extra level of depth written into the ending too.
I enjoyed the small town setting, where vineyards ripen the community, or poison them as is the case here.
My rating: 4/5, I didn't see the twists coming, I only wish they got there sooner. The distinctly Australian feel is a bonus. A must for fans of true-crime TV shows and podcasts.
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