My bookclub chose this as our May book and when it didn't arrive in time for a trip to San Fran, I bought a second copy at the bookstore in the ferry building. Good thing I liked it.
The story starts with a brutal shooting in a school. One of the detectives assigned to the case, Lucy, senses that there is more to the story than what it seems and embarks on an investigation that is belittled by her male colleagues. Meanwhile, what she finds is a systemic problem in the school that led to this tragedy. Lucy is determined to figure out what is going on and resolve it, against several systems that don't want her to. I enjoyed watching how Lelic played with the same themes in different settings.
The most interesting thing about this book, though, was not the plot. The way Lelic told the story was to alternate narrative chapters with chapters that were a transcript of each of the witnesses' stories. His creation of so many credible voices was really fun to read. There were clear villains and heroes but also people stuck in untenable situations.
I really enjoyed reading this book and would look for more by Lelic in the future.
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