Coates is a wordsmith. So imaginative and descriptive with the words used to describe the scenery, character traits, and the murders. Really helps add to the tension and suspense for scenes, made me feel like I was right there. This was also the first book in quite a long time to hook me and give me a desire to keep listening.

I also really loved how there were multiple red herrings - maybe a standard practice for horror mysteries, but I think it was really well done here!