The setting is Melville Heights, a tony neighborhood in Bristol (England), and the story is told from the points of view of three main characters: Tom Fitzwilliam, whose wife is the victim (making him suspect #1); his neighbor Joey Mullen, who has recently moved to the neighborhood and has a big crush of Tom; and   Tom’s son Freddie, who is a slightly creepy teenager whose big avocation is spying on his neighbors (primarily academics with inherited wealth, attorneys, and doctors).

Tom is the headmaster of the local school, and everyone loves him one. One of his students lives on the same street as Tom and Joey, and she thinks Tom isn’t the good guy everyone sees him to be.

There is also a diary from twenty years ago, chronicling a schoolgirl’s crush on the young English teacher Tom Fitzwilliam. Hmmmm…

So, there are lots of twists and turns and a big reveal at the VERY end…none of which I will spoil. I’ll just say settle in and enjoy the ride! Four stars.

Psychological thriller fans: Lisa Jewell is a gem! Originally in more of the chick-lit (sorry, hate the term, but everyone gets what it means) genre, since the time I first read her book Before I Met You, she has moved more into more of the psych-thriller-mystery writer. Thanks to Atria Books and NetGalley, I received a copy of Watching You in exchange for this honest review.