Olivia Erkisen has made psychopathy her college major. With a family tree full of dangerously mentally ill people, Olivia has a pressing need to know if the disorder is caused by nature or nurture and just to be sure, she’s kept far away from her family for years. But now she’s engaged to be married and her fiancee wants to meet his future in-laws – what better way than to attend a family reunion. The party soon descends into mayhem and bloodshed as family members are killed or disappear. The unexpected arrival of a true crime podcast host on the hunt for answers to her latest murder mystery tip the scales into complete chaos. Marr is fast becoming one of my favorite thriller writers, her stories are riveting

I had enjoyed the previous books from Elle Marr, and it still has the great atmosphere for a mystery. It was so well written and had what I enjoyed about the Missing Sister. The characters were what I was hoping for and thought this had a great tense atmosphere. I look forward to reading more from Elle Marr.

"Who was sticking up for Li when she disappeared, either by her boyfriend’s hand or otherwise? The news articles I found on her make it seem like the investigation was riddled with holes, but I don’t know if that’s my incomplete research to blame; she disappeared ten years ago, and the internet has captured only so much of the past."

A stunning thriller that reminded me of the film “ready or not.” This story was an interesting take on psychology and what actually makes up a psychopath and how you can love your family but also want to kill them.

You'll never call your family crazy again after spending time with this one.

It's a familiar premise for a psychological thriller: a group of people with shared history and dark secrets are stuck together in an isolated location with no means of escape... and then they start disappearing. Winter cabins, summer cabins, resorts, islands, ships - you name it, this locked room murder mystery theme has been done to death over the past few years (don't forget, Agatha Christie did it first).

But here we get a family of psychopaths just to keep things really interesting. It's dark, and clever, and sharp, and twisty, and tense, and unnerving. It's anything but formulaic, with subtle clues, wild twists, and a fresh take on the genre with a compelling exploration of nature vs. nature. It's scary enough to wonder if you can trust your family members, but it's far scarier to wonder if you can trust your own mind.