The Guilt of Others

by

Sara Burrell

Riveting reading, with surprising plot twist upon surprising plot twist!

The Guilt of Others, a thrilling new mystery by author Sara Burrell, is an absolutely riveting tale, as one plot twist after another pummels their way to a satisfying conclusion. Told from multiple first-person points of view, the book opens with a shocking shooting at an elementary school and proceeds to lay out the backstories of each narrator, all with ties to the school and roles in the unfolding drama. However, while a terribly tragic event, it is the complex and surprising relationships between the characters that had me glued to the story from start to finish. 

The story is revealed in engaging, alternating chapters, by one of the nine main characters; each person telling how they came to be involved in the shooting, until the lead investigator takes up the story as she tries to unravel what really occurred that day. The elementary school behind-the-scenes setting is full of the kind of drama found at most educational facilities, but doubly so because of the principal, a heinous, tone-deaf, and sexist man in both his professional and personal life. The author does an amazing job juggling the many diverse storylines involving him, staff members, students, and ancillary workers while masterfully guiding their surprising revelations for maximum effect. Consequently, this book will go on my list of those I wish I could read again for the first time! 

I recommend THE GUILT OF OTHERS to readers of mysteries and thrillers. 

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advance Review Copy through RABT Book Tours and PR.