My Review for The Fall by Gilly Macmillan
"The sun's reflection flares hotly in the swathes of plate glass".
@megbatsbooks and I read The Fall together and it really was a case of wondering whether anyone else was going to die?! 😳🔪
I read The Long Weekend a few years ago but I haven't read anything else by Gilly since. The Fall was equally as good. It kept me on my toes and every time I turned the page, it seemed that something else was going to give me those gasp-out-loud moments. 😱
I think Meg and I both decided that there was something 'off' with most of the characters, to be honest. Any one of them could be capable of murder and yep, it wasn't until close to the end that things started to become clearer, at least for me. 👀
I love a book where the house is stunning, with all mod cons (that actually don't always work), and Gilly transplanted me right in the middle of Nicola and Tom's amazing house, so I was quite happy wandering around there and wondering how anyone would want to keep all that glass smear-free?!! 😂🏠✨
Multiple points of view and timelines are some of my favourites, and The Fall delivered really well. I was hooked throughout, but could quite happily have murdered any one of those characters myself. 😂🔪
A very belated thank you to Century Books for the gifted copy of The Fall by Gilly Macmillan. 💕📚
About the Book
Before they know it they've moved into a state-of-the-art Glass Barn conversion in the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire.
But their dream quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool, with a wound on his head.
Someone close to home must be responsible. But other than the young couple who live in the Manor, and their housekeeper in the Coach House next door, there's no one around for miles.
Who among them is capable of murder?
A former art historian and photographer, Gilly studied at Bristol University and the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. She lives in Bristol, UK, with her husband and three children.
Her first novel, What She Kew, was a Target pick, a LibraryReads pick, an Indie Next pick, a Book of the Month pick, an Edgar award nominee, and an International Thriller Writers award finalist. The Nanny was a Spring 2020 Richard & Judy WHSmith Book Club pick and To Tell You the Truth was named one of the best thrillers of 2020 by the New York Times.
Gilly’s novels have appeared on the New York Times, Sunday Times, Globe & Mail and Der Spiegel bestseller lists and have been translated into 25 languages. She’s been described as ‘one heck of a good writer’ (Wall Street Journal) and her novels have been praised as ‘nuanced, completely addictive’ (People), ‘riveting’ (Publishers Weekly), and ‘visceral, emotionally charged…heart-wrenchingly well told’ (The Daily Mail).
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