For some reason I thought this was a serial killer book as we are used to from Katy Brent. Instead, this is a murder mystery, but a very modern, fast-paced one, filled with media toxicity and misogyny from the word go.

Two seemingly unconnected events drive the narrative: Molly Monroe is getting blind drunk at an office party and goes viral with a video showing her performing a sex act on an unknown man in the middle of the street. 

As if that wasn't bad enough, on her return home she not only finds herself with a hot but clothed man in her bed but also her flatmate Posey Porter dead in her bathtub. The police think it was an accident but Molly is certain it wasn't. Her friend was an investigative journalist, knee-deep into researching the mysterious disappearance of a 15 year old girl called Lulu last year - one the police declared solved and everyone warned her off.

I have to say, the police do not exactly cover themselves with glory here, both with Lulu's case and with Posey, who is covered in bruises, but no one even takes photographs or swabs for any prints.

Most men in this book are absolutely awful, from the neighbour to the landlord to Posey's boss to Lulu's Dad, not to mention all the internet trolls coming out of their caves at the mere suggestion of a woman not behaving as she should. It's only some women suggesting that Molly was actually sexually assaulted. The tweets at the beginning of chapters were as awful as they were predictable.

It was fantastic to see how Molly fought back and took over both the investigation into Lulu's disappearance and Posey's murder. She makes a few rookie mistakes like leaving Posey's laptop and phone behind at her flat (after she had earlier had a great but gross brainwave how to unlock it) and accusing the wrong people, but it's understandable when you see the stress she's under from all sides.

This is a compelling read that keeps you interested until the last page but I have to admit I was very annoyed that only we, the readers learn who murdered Posey and no one else. The clues were there from the beginning! Nevertheless, this is witty, thrilling and fun and grabs you from the first page. Heartily recommended.