Is Getting Away with Murder Worth Reading?
by Shari Lapena
Ada’s Score
Lapena delivers her signature domestic thriller machinery: a couple, a coveted brownstone, and a rich relative worth more dead. The premise is deliciously nasty and the pacing is Lapena-brisk. The characterization stays thin, though — motives are stated rather than felt, and the twist economy that made her name now reads as reflex rather than surprise. Efficient, disposable, exactly what it promises.
“The greed-over-a-brownstone hook is nastily fun, and Lapena never wastes your time. Propulsive in the moment, gone from memory by morning.”
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AI reading intelligence“The greed-over-a-brownstone hook is nastily fun, and Lapena never wastes your time. Propulsive in the moment, gone from memory by morning.”
Getting Away with Murder Review
The greed-over-a-brownstone hook is nastily fun, and Lapena never wastes your time. Propulsive in the moment, gone from memory by morning.
Rating: 3.7 / 5
Ada’s reservations
Motive is announced, never inhabited, and the twist reflexes have become predictable from an author this prolific. Experienced thriller readers will see every corner coming.
Ada’s score reflects both strengths and reservations.
Book Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9780593832479
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Ada’s Score
3.7
Ada’s editorial score — not an aggregate of reader reviews.
Common Questions About Getting Away with Murder
- Is Getting Away with Murder worth reading?
- The greed-over-a-brownstone hook is nastily fun, and Lapena never wastes your time. Propulsive in the moment, gone from memory by morning. Ada rates it 3.7 out of 5.
- What are the main weaknesses of Getting Away with Murder?
- Motive is announced, never inhabited, and the twist reflexes have become predictable from an author this prolific. Experienced thriller readers will see every corner coming.
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