Mostly Murders

Many thanks to A.M Walker for this ebook which is book 1 of a trilogy.

“It’s beautiful,” I said, my gaze fixed on the flower with edges splashed like blood. “Most of the time,” she whispered, “the most beautiful things are also the most dangerous.”

On the surface Emily Byrd lives a perfect life. But on the inside, she is growing obsessed with poisonous plants, symptoms and doses, and the image of a perfect widow, beautiful and tragic. Her fiancé and soon-to-be husband Remmy has no idea what Emily is thinking, but his best friend Matt makes Emily nervous. He seems to be watching her, but so is Miss Volkova, Emily’s neighbour, who seems to know a lot about plants and about Emily and the things she keeps hidden inside.

A dark, psychological thriller exposing the mind of a dangerous perfectionist. If you are looking for a thriller explaining why murderers turn out the way they do, this isn’t for you. But if you like the idea of a deep dive into the possible thoughts of a budding murderer, and enjoy an unreliable narrator who filters everything to suit their own narrative, then you might want to pick up this one.

Rooted in Silence shows how easy it is to be persuaded to believe someone once their voice is in your head. Emily lives in a world of performative perfection, dreaming of rehearsed grief and idolised widowhood, and clings to the illusion of being in control while slowly succumbing to her own uncontrollable instincts and the subtle but persistent guiding of someone who knows plants and the ancient ways women throughout the ages have made their problems with men go away.

Psychological thriller