The Stranger Diaries

5 out of 5 stars This is a rare top rating from me, but I really liked this book and read it in record time, so... the proverbial, couldn't put it down! A self professed Modern Gothic Novel, I think that is a fitting description. I was thinking while I was reading it, that it was a cross between an Agatha Christy Novel and The Norman Conquests - where you see the same story from three different points of view. I really liked seeing the two different perspectives of Clare and Harbinder, especially how they felt about each other and how that relationship evolved. And the addition of Georgie's POV - with the youth, yet 'old soul' and a depth that her mother completely missed. It was a good mystery, creepy and I did not figure out the ending at all, though, like the 6th sense, once the killer is revealed, I felt like I should have seen all the signs, The use of The Stranger short story was also very effective and the parallels between the story and the author and the current story were very effective. This book was recommended to me by a co-worker who is a bit of a Brit-o-phile but knows my taste in books and thought I would like it. She was not wrong. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40796097-the-stranger-diaries