A Good Place to Hide the Body – ARC Book Review

‘Can you come round?’ Dad says tremulously.
‘Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?’
‘No!’ He almost shouts it. ‘Just come quickly. The garden…the…body… we need you, Penny.’
For women of Penny’s generation, being on hand for elderly parents is just part of life. But for Penny, things have become a little more serious…

When she receives a frantic phone call from her parents one night, with express instructions NOT to call the police, Penny rushes over at once. But they haven’t had a fall. They haven’t forgotten their computer passwords. They’ve killed someone. And his body is lying in the garden, right next to the rose bushes.
Everyone is capable of murder. They just need to meet the right person.

This is the third book I have read of Laura Marshall and I have to say, I enjoyed this more than I did with her other two books!

This book is slightly different from the books I have read from the same author before. Penny is taking care of her elderly parents…her elderly parents decided to rent out their basement and soon they find a tenant named Cooper. But Cooper has a dark history which involved the fact that he was released from prison on drug charges. Penny’s parents believe that Cooper is stealing and damaging their property. One night, Penny gets a frantic call from her parents, asking her to come over immediately. When Penny did, she finds a damaged rose garden and the body of Cooper lying on the ground, dead. Then comes the story of how Penny helped her parents find a good place to hide the body and at the same time dealing with the consequences.

This book is fast paced and I really like the writing style of the book. I think things got interesting towards the middle of the book and I have to say, I found some parts in the book a little funny and hilarious to read, particularly when Penny and her father are trying to find a place to hide the body. I also like Sissy, Penny’s mother as well and found her character to be funny and witty. This book also makes you think twice about renting a tenant a spare room as this is what the whole story is about–money issues, renting a part of your house, turns out the tenant is bad and then drama. I really love the drama behind the book and overall, I actually enjoyed the book. If you are looking for binge read, check this book out, worth 4.5 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Hodder for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.