Really enjoyed it right up until the last few chapters. I thought the twist was clever and had an inkling it was coming but hadn't guessed the full thing. I liked the characters, and the way the author told the story from different perspectives.
However, the ending lacked clarity, I felt like the author didn't really know how to completely solve the crime so left the reader hanging regarding the fates of the children. It felt like a slip, not a purposeful 'leave you guessing'. Like the author didn't really know how to get herself out of the muddle she'd created. Lots of other questions are left at the end of the book, regarding other minor crimes the reader included in the novel, but there seems to be no purpose? By the wording of the last page, it seems only one will be covered in the next book, which is frustrating. I'm all for leaving a cliff hanger to encourage the reader to pick up the next book, but these weren't cliff hangers, just odd bits of the story line that weren't explained properly. Disappointing, will not be reading another book by this author for fear of further unexplained random scenarios.
Also, one of the victims names changes half way through the book, I don't know if it's a typo, or a mistaken identity, but it's never explained as a mistaken identity or even touched upon at all...