by Lynne Truss
First published 2018
Lulu Buckley, a struggling novelist, stumbles upon a dead body in her apartment. Panicked, she tries to conceal the crime, only to find herself entangled in a web of lies and increasingly bizarre circumstances. As the police investigation closes in, Lulu must confront her own creative demons and the motives of her eccentric neighbors, all while navigating the absurdities of modern life. "Shot in the Dark" is a delightfully quirky whodunit that explores the challenges of artistic pursuit and the consequences of our choices.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: quirky, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: eccentric-characters, unreliable-narrator
304 pages · Paperback · Bloomsbury Publishing