Under the Harrow

Sisters. Readers who enjoy crime fiction can start and finish Flynn Berry’s debut novel, Under the Harrow, in a single day. Protagonist and narrator, Nora, leaves London to visit her sister, Rachel, in Oxfordshire. Rachel has been stabbed multiple times in her home and is dead. Berry offers some backstory about the sisters as she builds suspense and suspicion while examining grief and what we don’t know about people close to us. After drawing readers into an understanding of the lives of Nora and Rachel, Berry brings the action to an abrupt ending. For some readers, this novel will provide just the right entertainment while at the beach or on an airplane. Rating: Three-star (It’s ok) Click here to purchase Under the Harrow from amazon.com.