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The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel | Book Review

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"Sometimes it�s a revelation, even to me, how much more comfortable I am with cruelty than with kindness." I received a copy of this book from Jonathan Ball Publishing in exchange for an honest review.  Amy Engel's writing is delectable - the story is extremely unsettling and makes you uncomfortable as you read but the writing and haunting plot creates an unputdownable masterpiece.  Her work is like a culinary creation - something you shouldn't enjoy such as a cricket taco or a tarantula burger from Manchester's new Brazilian inspired restaurant, Favela, featuring a creepy crawly buffet menu.  This book is just that.  It's dirty and twisted, it's creepy and dark... crawling in disturbing secrets and it's by far the most unique tale I have ever come across.  A murder mystery to the core with an underlying hint of romance that softens the edges of this fascinating 'who-dunnit' novel.  How a book with such a stunning cover can conceal such a horri...