The book’s progress is extra slow burn after the strong opening. The chapters were a little dragging. Because of the interesting topic I kept on reading and I was about to round up 3.5 stars to 4 but that abrupt, weird ending which force us fill the blanks to write our own ending was semi satisfying for me! Unfortunately I cut the half star and I decided to give three solid, it’s not very good but it’s still okay read stars! a b c Marks, Andrea (2021-07-15). "Podcaster Ashley Flowers Launches Nonprofit to Fund DNA Testing in Cold Cases". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2022-09-27. Next, Krissy woke up and found Jace standing over January’s body. She thought that Jace had killed January because he was jealous of all the attention she got. To protect Jace, Krissy staged the scene. She used a hammer to smash the basement window from outside and spray paint threats on the wall and make it look like an intruder took January. My biggest problem is that this is basically a fictionalisation of a theory about a real-life child that has not only lost her life tragically but also been made into a media spectacle and now this book does even mention that?! How is that not disrespectful? I just cannot fathom the balls to do that. Can't. Nope.

I understand him not saying anything in all the chaos of January’s death, but fifteen years later, when Krissy decides to come clean, he already knows. Do you recognize this man? New digital billboard installed along I-30 in effort to help solve 2014 Dallas homicide". wfaa.com. February 8, 2022 . Retrieved 2022-09-28. Luke (Dave) Davies: Margot’s uncle. He is his fifties, a widower suffering from early onset dementia. Biological father of January and Jase Jacobs. Arkansas Newspaper Threatens Legal Action Against 'Crime Junkie.' ". Insideradio.com . Retrieved 2022-10-02.Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January --- and they were next-door neighbors. In the 20 years since, Margot has grown up, moved away and become a big-city journalist. But she’s always been haunted by the feeling that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice.

While some aspects of the fictional plot may remind true crime aficionados of real cases, the twist at the end is wholly original.” — Good Housekeeping Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January—and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist. But she’s always been haunted by the feeling that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice. Margot thinks that there is no way January could have been holding onto the blanket during all the events that led to her death. She is certain someone had to have planted the blanket BEFORE Jace found January (and before Krissy staged the scene.) If Jace is telling the truth, that person had to be Billy. Could January’s case have been inspired by the JonBenét Ramsey case? Did you think the explanation for January’s death make sense?

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I liked Margot and Krissy and thought all of the characters were believable. While flawed, I could empathize which most of them. The mystery is sound, causing me to change my mind many times as to who the culprit might be. The whole story made me feel sad about all the things that could have been and all the small things that could have gone differently to avoid how it all turned out- I like a book that can leave me with that much emotion at the end. Dave/Luke had another opportunity to be like “hey, wtf” when Krissy died in 2009 on the very day Dave/Luke and Krissy spoke about the twins’ parentage. AGAIN Dave/Luke didn’t say anything to the police. Dave/Luke, what is up with that? According to Margot, his dementia is recent, so he can’t blame that. Flowers worked in biomedical research and later in sales for a medical device company. During her work commutes, she listened to true crime content, including Serial, a true crime podcast recommended to Flowers by her childhood friend, Brit Prawat. [3] [4] [5] [6] Flowers started working in business development for a software company in 2017. [7] Krissy’s secret lover Jodie wrote all the warning notes and messages. In 2009, after Krissy confided in Jodie that she had been the one to stage January’s death as a murder, Krissy says she’s going to tell Dave the truth. a b " 'Crime Junkie' shares her passion in every podcast". wthr.com. March 25, 2019 . Retrieved 2022-09-28.

FLOWERS: It gets really heavy some days. And what I'll say is I couldn't live in this if I wasn't trying to do something to change it - 'cause everyone always asks me what my outlet is. How do I decompress from all of this? And I truly believe there's some people who - like your family, there's some people who are meant to do this kind of work and to live in these kind of stories, who can handle it in a different way than potentially other people. What fell short for me was the various characters that seem to come and go and the reader had no idea to where or why. The ending was a tad (really enormously) ridiculous and made the story even more convoluted that added a large question mark as to the mystery's solution. I'm always a fan of cold case stories and those of missing people. The mystery aspect compelled me to keep reading. All Good People Here has enough twists and layers for three novels. Ashley Flowers has taken a premise familiar to true-crime fans and created a story that’s compelling and psychologically rich, with an ending that’s as unnerving as it is satisfying.” —Lou BerneySpoiler Discussion for All Good People Here Here are my major questions about All Good People Here: What. Is. This. Ending? The point of true crime podcasts is to SOLVE mysteries, not leave them open-ended.

I hope you will join the Spoiler Discussion for All Good People Here! Talk to me in comments! What did you think of the book, the ending, all of it? Do you listen to podcasts? Let’s discuss this! You can also read my review of All Good People Here! Although it IS NOT written in a podcast format, it unfortunately still mostly READS like one-with the exception of the sub-plot with Margot’s Uncle. The police think Krissy died by suicide based on the note she left (which was actually part of a letter to Jase.) January Jacobs: six year-old daughter of Krissy and Billy; participant in large state-wide dance competitionsHookey, Sarah. "True-Crime Podcast CRIME JUNKIE Announces National Tour". BroadwayWorld.com . Retrieved 2022-09-28. The writing was adequate, but with too much telling, not enough showing, I grew bored and found myself speed reading. Then that ending! Is the final chapter missing from my e-copy? I don’t mind an ending that leaves a bit to the imagination or one that is slightly ambiguous, but this just ends at a pivotal moment.