Apple Tree Yard

A 3.5 read. A classic thriller/ court room crime mystery novel. Doughty knows her craft well and writes very well within this genre style. However in terms of my own personal preference, once you have read one thriller that revolves around a trial, you kind of have read them all give or take a few twists. Therefore I got a little bored with the long drawn out trial and the predictable conclusion. However considering I was in a reading slump, this book is fast paced and helped me get back into reading. I also liked how the main protagonist was a problematic character who straddled the line between victim and perpetrator. Overall it wasn't the worst crime thriller I have ever read and while I was reading it, I enjoyed it as some light hearted escapism.