Stuart Turton is a journalist. This is his first novel. If I had not read that somewhere, I never would have known. It is such an intricate storyline that is almost flawless (I say almost because I am sure if I don't someone will find a flaw) in its execution. I am not going to share the Goodreads description because it spoils something that made me go "HOLY HELL", so you instead get the first section of the review I posted instead:

You're in the woods. Someone's dead, and you think you're friends with them, but you can't be sure because you have no memory of who you are, let alone those around you. Things escalate. People die. And you need to solve a murder if you ever want to go home.

It's got a pile of elements to it; based on my own interests and experiences, I'd consider it a combination of Downton Abbey, anything by Agatha Christie, Veronica Mars, and Groundhog Day. Read it. You will be glad you did.

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