The Night Shift

I read the book within a few nights and it was hard to put it down. The story lets you guess but takes unexpected twists. It has a satisfying end so it's absolutely worth reading till the end.

Two crimes in one book with striking parallels to the real case in Austin, Texas, in 1991. Four teenage girls were murdered in a Yogurt Shop Store. I have never come across a fictional book that connects to a true crime case. I was curious about how the author built the story and how much of it was based on true events. I hoped that it wouldn’t be just a copy with some thrown-in ideas. The plot is surprisingly well created and, to my satisfaction, uses the true events as a baseline. The story can definitely stand on its own and can be read by anyone. Compared to the imaginative and captivating plot, the book lags a bit with the characters. Maybe it is because of the similar names that appear or too many protagonists in total, something was off. I still give this book a rating of 4 because I liked how the author created this fictional story around a true crime case.