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This is a tough one. It has a pretty good premise, a solid concept, BUT the execution was just not there. I know other reviewers have said the same. And listen, in Mysteries if the ending isn't solid it's a crap mystery IMO.

I was going along in the first 50% pretty happily. There were some issues that could have been better, but overall I was digging it. Until about the 79% mark where I just knew I was going to truly hate the ending. And I did. It was too neat and clean, and also weird and unsatisfying. It felt phoned in.

My big issue throughout is he's saying he's an unreliable narrator (which is a pet peeve I'd rather be shown that he is unreliable than be told) but really he's just sporadically lying. Which yes, is unreliable but it's also just kind of pointless. We're shown that he isn't telling us the truth too early, so by the end, we're just not surprised by anything. Then you have some character backstories that were too convenient and unlikely. Without giving anything away, I just felt like nothing was tied up in a shocking or satisfying manner.

I can live with an ending I didn't see coming or even an unlikely/unlikeable one, but not one that seems too easy. And by the time I got to the end, I just didn't care enough. I had to push through the last 20% because I had come that far and felt I should finish.

So, I can't in good faith recommend this book to Mystery or Thriller fans. And given many reviews saying that his books are hit or miss, I probably won't give this author another try anytime soon.