Friday Reads: The Stranger Diaries

This week, Judith Koveleskie tells us about The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffith.

Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths

This mystery that reads like a novel has three main characters: Clare (A high school English teacher specializing in the Gothic writer R. M. Holland), Georgia (her daughter) and Harbinder (a gay Indian Detective Sergeant). 

When another teacher is murdered, Harbinder is called in to investigate.  Clare soon discovers that someone else is leaving mysterious entries in her diary commenting on what she writes and seemingly tying her to the murder.  Other clues seem to indicate that events in a Holland short story may be coming true.

Descriptions of what is happening are presented in separate sections from the point of view of each of the three  women.  The story also deals with family relationships, especially those between mothers and daughters.

As usual, Elly Griffith weaves a spellbinding tale that is gripping to the very end.