An exceptionally well executed whodunnit

5 stars

A really satisfying thriller, Her Many Faces keeps the reader on their toes as they work to figure out if the right person is being tried for murder. I grew up with Perry Mason and loads of other gripping trial dramas so found this right up my street. Katie/Kit Kat/Wild Kat/Katherine is many things to many people but which person is real and is she capable of murder?

What I enjoyed most was the number of points of view of, seemingly, disparate characters linked in some way to Katie or the media fascination with her trial. There were quite a few but they each play their part well. Red herrings? You bet, loads of them, but it's great fun weeding through them to determine what they know, how they are involved and what the true facts of the case are.

Most intriguing is that we never get to know Katie, herself, until the very end. It's mainly other character's thoughts/views/impressions of her and her actions. Deliciously twisty, it was masterfully delivered keeping me guessing to the very end. This was my first Nicci Cloke novel but it won't be the last. I found the tone, pace and action to be catnip and am keen to read more from her.