I am never a fan of a plot with an elaborate cover-up for an accident, something that happens in many books. Tragic accidents happen and unless it’s something like a DUI, people rarely get thrown in prison for them. Ok debut, but sudden ending that totally felt unfinished. Didn’t really grab me, nothing really surprised me. Also, all these so called ‘similar’ cases I have to say that is a super stretch - clearly Margot is used to jamming a round peg into a square hole because while I was reading the details of the cases the only similarity was that they had their heads bashed in (and I use the same language that the author uses to describe blunt force trauma to the little girls heads). I don’t think the cases were similar to January’s case at all - but maybe that was the point I don’t know. Chasing ghosts and all that. 👻 For so long she’d dreamed of coming here, of escaping Wakarusa and her dead-end marriage, dreamed of a big, dazzling life. How different the circumstances of this trip were. How different her life had turned out, so far from how it was supposed to be.” PDF / EPUB File Name: All_Good_People_Here_-_Ashley_Flowers.pdf, All_Good_People_Here_-_Ashley_Flowers.epub

Although it IS NOT written in a podcast format, it unfortunately still mostly READS like one-with the exception of the sub-plot with Margot’s Uncle. I liked Margot and Krissy and thought all of the characters were believable. While flawed, I could empathize which most of them. The mystery is sound, causing me to change my mind many times as to who the culprit might be. The whole story made me feel sad about all the things that could have been and all the small things that could have gone differently to avoid how it all turned out- I like a book that can leave me with that much emotion at the end. This is the second review of yours that I’ve read, the first being The Retreat by Sarah Pearce. Thank goodness for you, it really helps to clear up all the questions I have at the books’ end. Could January’s case have been inspired by the JonBenét Ramsey case? Did you think the explanation for January’s death make sense? Well my generosity went out the door the more I thought about this most convoluted, ridiculous fell off the cliff ending and the time I wasted reading this book.Let me start off by saying that for the most part, I really enjoyed this read. I think Ashley did a great job keeping the reader engaged (in my case anyways). I also really enjoyed how the plot unraveled by switching between story lines.

Especially with an epilogue in past tense, and well, I can’t tell you how the chapter prior to the epilogue ended because that would be giving it away. Like I said before, there really aren't any surprises, and if there are, there's not enough suspenseful tension built up to make the reader care about the identity of the villain(s).I may read something else Flowers writes to see if she develops her skill as a book writer with more practice. This life—her family, their farm and house—wasn’t what she’d wanted, wasn’t even close, but it was more than she’d ever had before, and so she held on to it, hands tight.”

On the day it all slipped through her fingers, Krissy got up to the sound of her alarm at 5 a.m. like she had every other morning in her life as a farmer’s wife. She slid out of bed quietly so as not to disturb Billy, even though the alarm was for him too. Then she stepped out of the darkened bedroom and made her way down the old wooden staircase to the kitchen. This has clearly been inspired by and based on a real-life crime including a child (!), so we are not going to even mention that and basically create a theory about that and profit off of it and not even disclose it. Is this history repeating itself again? And is the "author" getting away with it again? Doesn't sit right with me. This case took place in the late 80s in the Midwest, and I was not familiar with it, but is a truly horrible and heartbreaking story. U fantastičnom debitantskom romanu voditeljice popularnog true crime podcasta Crime Junkie, jedna će novinarka, godinama progonjena neriješenim umorstvom svoje prijateljice iz djetinjstva, na površinu izvući mračne tajne svog rodnog grada. Svi se u gradiću Wakarusi, u američkoj saveznoj državi Indiani, sjećaju zloglasnog slučaja January Jacobs, čije je tijelo otkriveno u jarku tek nekoliko sati nakon što je prijavljen njezin nestanak. Margot Davies tada je bilo šest godina, koliko i January, i živjela je preko puta žrtve. U dvadeset i pet godina koliko je otad proteklo, Margot je odrasla, odselila se i postala novinarka. No, cijelo je to vrijeme progoni osjećaj kako je to mogla biti ona, kako je ubojica pukim slučajem odabrao njezinu prijateljicu. Kada se Margot prisiljena vratiti kući kako bi se brinula o svom stricu koji boluje od demencije, shvatit će kako se našla u mjestu koje se nimalo nije promijenilo: uskogrudnom, zatvorenom i brzom kad treba nekoga osuditi. A tada će poput bombe odjeknuti vijest kako se u susjednom gradu dogodio zločin koji neodoljivo podsjeća na onaj otprije dva desetljeća.

What. Is. This. Ending? The point of true crime podcasts is to SOLVE mysteries, not leave them open-ended. Then the wife figures out what the husband did and he kills her. I really did appreciate the twists in this book! Let’s Discuss the Ending of All Good People Here All Good People Here has enough twists and layers for three novels. Ashley Flowers has taken a premise familiar to true-crime fans and created a story that’s compelling and psychologically rich, with an ending that’s as unnerving as it is satisfying.” —Lou Berney lets start off with what is done well. the small indiana town is a great setting, the people in its community are pretty interesting characters, and the combination of both create an engaging atmosphere. i also think the handling of the sensitive topics that often come up in true crime was done pretty well. This isn’t a fast paced book, but it moves at a steady pace with several twists thrown in along the way. Most of which I didn’t see coming, especially the last chapter.

And because the people of Wakarusa were churchgoing, law-abiding, capital-G God-fearing people, the Story was always adorned with pearls of sweetness to coat its sharp edges: Bless her heart, but … I’ll be praying for them, because” Even before everything happened, Krissy Jacobs had understood the power of Wakarusa’s rumor mill, which is why she so stringently avoided its teeth. She went to church every Sunday, she dressed her daughter in pink and her son in blue, she wore the right shoes and made sure her husband had the right ties. It wasn’t because she believed any of it mattered; it was simply because she had so much to lose. This life—her family, their farm and house—wasn’t what she’d wanted, wasn’t even close, but it was more than she’d ever had before, and so she held on to it, hands tight. Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the case of January Jacobs, who was found dead in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January—and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist, but she’s always been haunted by the fear that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice. As for the Natalie Clark case, it was clever of the book to suggest that the killer could be the same person, though I wondered why there would have been a twenty-year gaps in the killer’s crimes (this was explained in the book).As Ashley Flowers debut novel, I was BLOWN away. This isn’t your typical mystery/thriller. Flower’s work in the true crime world really reflects in this as it is unpredictable, but REAL. I felt as if I were listening to another weekly episode and this was a real case. I think that’s why the ending was left open, and although some people won’t like that aspect, I actually really appreciated it because we don’t always get all the answers in real life cases. Elliott Wallace: Childless and was known to attend children’s dance competitions. Jase thought he might have killed January. Billy killed January. Longer explanation below, but he’d accidentally injured her, thinking she was Krissy. When she started yelling “Daddy, why did you hurt me,” he killed her to keep her quiet. As Margot digs deeper, she begins to suspect that there is something truly sinister lurking in the small community: a secret that endangers the lives of everyone involved…including Margot. While in Billy’s house, Margot sees a photo of January holding her baby blanket, the one Jace said she was clutching when he found her at the bottom the stairs.