Day One by Abigail Dean- Crime thriller
A book written in a very different way but one that kept me between the pages. Day one is a performance at a primary school so that when the youngest children begin term they don’t feel quite so new as it's now their second day. At the performance a man appears with a gun and there are several victims before he turns the gun on himself. Most of the narrative is from Martha’s (Marty) point of view as she was in the room at the time although each section is headed by different main characters. A short time after the incident there are rumours and gossip that it didn't happen quite as first thought and there's the start of a witch hunt to find out if the whole thing was a hoax or that there is more to it and the survivors know more than they are letting on.
I found this rather a staccato read which to me it comes across as rather choppy and disjointed which takes a little more than normal concentration. Although the descriptions are wonderful, I didn't get any warmth (or loathe) of character so felt like an outsider looking in- maybe this is the point? It is however very character driven as much is about them both before and after the incident rather than the pace of a thriller where more is happening both action and narrative wise. A complex, un-perspicuous read.
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