by Dann McDorman
Narrated by Robert Petkoff
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West Heart Kill by Dann McDorman is a debut historical mystery metafiction with mixed media elements.
Picture a murder mystery set at a remote hunting lodge in 1976… but also a treatise on creating a locked room mystery. It feels like Dirty Dancing meets Knives Out.
I can see why this book is so polarizing. I’m a big fan of metafiction, so this was right up my alley. I also love mixed media; this book offers a map, interview transcripts, and a play among others.
Chapters are long–with many subsections and POVs–and span what happens each individual day from Thursday to Sunday.
CW: animal death (page 28, not detailed), murder, suicide, suicidal ideation
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to Knopf/Penguin Random House for the free hardcover copy and NetGalley for the eARC. All opinions contained herein are my own.
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