Don’t Let Her In – Joanne Ryan

Summary

The letters drop onto every doormat…

Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the happy-ever-after she’d believed they were always going to share.

But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours. Letters that promise to expose everyone’s deepest, darkest secrets. Every house has received one – except for Lena’s.

Someone clearly wants to implicate her, to ruin her new life and turn everyone against her. She’s made an enemy, but who, and why? Everyone seems so nice, so trustworthy. So normal.

As more bad things happen and her life rapidly spins out of control, Lena finds herself unable to believe this is happening to her. After all, she’s not a bad person. Though she does have secrets of her own, secrets that she’s not willing to share with anyone…

Review

Alright! This had a lot more going on than I realised, and I was pleasantly surprised, actually.

I thought the main conflict and what everyone was going to focus on were going to be the letters and the fact that Lena was the only one that didn’t get one, but this issue was actually better used as a tool to introduce more intricate problems within the community, Mandalay Close.

There are around 8 lead characters, so it may be difficult for not-so-experienced thriller readers to follow, but it’s a fairly easy read, and the voices are distinct enough that I didn’t have an issue knowing who was where (and guessing some plot twists). I didn’t get bored at any moment!

The ending wasn’t rushed or anything, but there was a moment where I really thought the mystery of who sent the letters from the beginning was going to be left unsolved, but thankfully, no loose ends were left.

Honest, good writing from Joanne Ryan.