A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon

THE BOROUGH PRESS, £16.99 (EBOOK, £7.99)

REVIEW BY RACHEL HOWDLE

Joanna Cannon is a master of twisty tales, and A Tidy Ending is a roller-coaster ride. Linda cooks, cleans and runs around after husband Terry. She is taken for granted by her mother, her husband and her colleagues at the charity shop she works at. Looking for a bit of excitement, Linda starts searching for Rebecca – the woman who used to live in her home on Cavendish Avenue. She imagines what life could be like, picturing herself in the pages of the glossy magazines that fall through the letterbox. Then there is a murder, and things start to fall into place for Linda. Hats off to Cannon for piecing together a sinister story that could take place on any housing estate.