Thank you to NetGalley for providing this ARC.

This book has a beautiful, eye-catching cover and I was so excited to start reading it. Unfortunately, the contents of this book didn't really match the outside.

I had no idea based on the description that this book took place in the future. I also haven't read the other Ellie Sato books, but the book does work as a standalone.

I didn't like the characters in this book and the dialogue was very exposition heavy. Overall I didn't really enjoy the writing and it's really tough to get through books where you don't like the main character.

I'm sure someone would enjoy this, but it wasn't for me.

Entering a murder scene of 5 heads of climate activists, discovered by two retirees on their way home. Who killed them? What happened to their bodies?
Eleanor (Ellie) Sato, a journalist and daughter of the two retirees starts to investigate.
This book touches on climate change, politics and the cost of living in the UK. It does ramble on a bit in these areas while trying to find out who the killer is.
Towards the end of the book, you would think this was becoming a cozy mystery book with some added humorous moments. It got a little confusing with how the Hereford Five came to their deaths, which I had to read that part again. In the end, I wasn't surprised who the killer was, but there aren't as many clues to guess who it could be.
Apart from the storyline, I love the book cover!
Thanks to Netgalley for this book.

THIS COVER IS FANTASTIC! I absolutely adore it! The writing was great as well. It kept you guessing and hooked until the very end. Overall, great job.