What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

​I’ve been so very selective with thrillers. Barely even reading them anymore. But this one grabbed my attention…and, apparently, even NYT’s attention, so I figured I’d check it out. After all, I do enjoy a good thriller, they are just difficult to find since their ubiquity took over quality control.
Well, this was a good one. A very good one, even. The author, making her adult fiction debut, has really done well. The premise is familiar: secrets from the past coming back to haunt, female friendship tried and tested, a tough female protagonist, bisexual, scarred, and edgy, just as the market requires.  It’s the quality here that’s beyond the usual fodder.
The writing that draws you in and doesn’t let go. The single perspective focus instead of the uberpopular shifting ones. But mostly, it’s the plot twists.
In a genre that literally lives and dies by those, the plot twists are crucial, and once Marshall gets going, the plot twists and turns like a serpentine road to madness. Just when you think you know what’s going on, it’ll surprise you, again and again. I did figure out one of them pretty early on, but the rest surprised me, time and again. Which was awesome. Slightly over the top, maybe, but still awesome. Which was thrillers main appeal for me.
So yeah, I enjoyed this book. A lot. Very nicely done. Come find for yourself what lies in the woods. Recommended.