I'm pretty sure I've read another Rachel Krall novel before, but I can't remember. There wasn't any in my blog, so if I did it was a while ago.
Anyway, this book was great. I enjoyed how the author led us on from the beginning, leaving us guessing until the very end who the real murderer was. I mean, she definitely gave it away, but it plays out so expertly you would have thought someone else was involved, when they weren't.
The love story was given or take, but it was a nice added touch, as well.
What I didn't love but was apparently essential to the story plot and elements, were the social influencers. It is a very contemporary plot line, though. If anyone is going to understand that world it would be the new millennials. Way to appeal to the times!
Psychological Elements
This one was a bit tricky. There is definitely the psychopath element for the serial killer. His problems were brought on by his poor upbringing and bad parenting. Unfortunately, he had an incurable disease that made him unapproachable; however, for some reason he chose a profession where his appearance and odor would be judged. That was an interesting choice.
Terence Bailey's and Maddison's characters were interesting too. They chose to change their personas in different ways to hide from this killer and blend into their new environments. One of them was prison, the other was hiding in plain sight on Instagram. I also found it strange that Maddison chose to put her image out there when she was trying to hide. Both killer and would be victim were "hiding in plain sight."