Lauren Groff
The Monsters of Templeton
The Monsters of Templeton
A novel that I picked up from The Strand bookseller's kiosk outlet in Central Park whilst in New York. Picked up on a whim as it's set in New York... I should have looked closer as it's NY state not NYC. Nevertheless, a very readable story which keeps you gripped. A bit of a who done it mystery although not a murder mystery but a fatherhood mystery although having said that there is a murder mystery towards the end. So much more than that as the main character is going through a very difficult time and her relationships with friends, mother and ex school colleagues who she meets up with again on returning to the small town in NY state. The "monsters" are certain people in her ancestry which goes back to the founder of the city. A curious addition is that a large benign "monster" is found dead on the town's lake and for which there is no known equivalent. It's had stories about it for centuries but most thought these were simply tales and not true. An interesting tale especially as picked up at random.
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