I really enjoyed the whole concept of this book, including text messages. I also think that the intractability of the teenage group was very realistic. But for me, the ending was unsatisfactory, which is my bad, because the book was so believable, that the ending was absolutely right to keep the credibility of the story intact. I'm just old fashioned I guess! An excellent story, brilliantly executed.

Eva is the popular girl in school - beautiful, clever and twist everybody around her finger. Then she spots bad boy Luke and decides to live dangerously so starts flirting until he asks her out. The relationship has its difficulties - particularly when Eve starts to get bored but then Eve disappears and is found dead in a pit a few days later. The story unfolds from the perspective of each character - did Luke kill Eve or was somebody else responsible. A steady paced story of obsessive love, confusion, loyalty and betrayal as the events of that fateful day unfold. A bit predictable in parts and the actions of some of the characters are a little unbelievable but in all a good read.

A well plotted book and I enjoyed the variety of mediums -social media, diary etc- used to tell the story, and how it highlighted how far people will go for self preservation. However, I have given a four star review as I wasn't convinced that the detective would be sharing information with his daughter, and the continued comparisons between the privileged and more challenging backgrounds of the characters got grating after a while.

An enigmatic novel which begins with the discovery of a body and continues with the investigation during which we find out - from several points of view - what the back story is. Eva comes from a wealthy family, is a popular teenager and is a high achiever at school, so when her body is found in the woods the shock is widespread throughout the community. As the investigation begins, her friends are questioned by the police - but are their replies honest or is there an agenda at play? Tasked with finding out is DI Jackson and, with a teenage daughter of his own who is a contemporary of the group of young adults who had Eva within their circle, he is under tremendous pressure from the powers that be to bring about a swift resolution to this case. First thing that struck me about this book is that the 16, 17 and 18 year olds have more freedom and more cash to spend than any teenagers of my acquaintance, and it's evident that they are far more skilled in spinning untruths than I've ever been! This is a real eye-opener to the life of wealth and privilege and how adept the recipients of such a lifestyle are at lying and covering their tracks. However, the truth will out and this is a riveting read which has no problem in holding the reader's attention. There are questions arising from the very beginning, and answers peppered all the way through - but are they the right answers - the honest ones? There's only one way to find out - read the book! I enjoyed this one immensely. The writing pulled me into the story and kept me there, from the first page to the last. Without doubt, this is a thrilling read and one which I've pondered on ever since. The only thing which I wasn't keen on was the ambiguous ending - I like my fiction firmly finished off and tied up with a big bow leaving no room for doubt. I may try to convince myself it was obvious what happened next - but was it or was it just wishful thinking on my part? I'm still happy to have read it though! My thanks to publisher Little, Brown Book Group for my copy via NetGalley. This is my honest, original and unbiased review.

I found this a very anticlimactic book. It went exactly as expected - beautiful rich girl & bad boy - check, girl murdered - check - boy accused - doubts cast - trial etc etc.