In Lynda La Plante’s twice-adapted Widows, three women resolve to pull off their murdered husbands’ last big con, and enlist a fourth to help pull off the heist. As in Big Little Lies, the reality behind the suburban facade is never as neat as it seems, and it’s up to meddling locals to find out the truth. Shari Lapena’s riveting tale of voyeurism, reinvention, and domestic conflict takes us into the lives of a couple who are not at all who they pretend to be, and their snooping, rather-too-helpful neighbor. For those who enjoyed Big Little Lies’ emphasis on how adult crimes affect the younger generation learning about them, Cannon’s masterpiece of small town secrets is the perfect follow-up read. In The Trouble With Goats and Sheep, two middle-grade aged girls peer over fences and discover dark secrets in their bucolic small town. Joanna Cannon, The Trouble With Goats and Sheep
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