Review: The Traitors by C. A. Lynch

Author: C. A. Lynch
Publisher: One More Chapter
Publication Date: February 2024

The brand new locked-room thriller for fans of Ruth Ware and Freida McFadden. You are cordially invited to the Beechwood Castle for a night you’ll never forget…

Six people find a thick cream envelope on their doorstep. Inside is an invitation to spend 24 hours in a crumbling manor house and be in with the chance to win a portion of one million dollars. The Beechwood Castle was the site of one of the most horrific murders in modern history.

The smell of blood, decay and death still hangs heavy in the air.

Six people walk into the house. One of them is an imposter, all of them are traitors, which of them will survive the night?

 I was really excited to read The Traitors.  I love closed room mysteries.  Here, a group of people have been invited to the mansion to spend the night.  It is the location of a brutal murder years before.  One or more could win a lot of money.  All of them have secrets, all of them are traitors.

I really wanted to like this one.  But I really just didn't.  The opening part of the book where we are introduced to the cast of characters was great.  I found myself trying to figure out how they were all connected.  But once they get to the house, it goes down hill.  All of the characters were horrible people.  There were too many points of views and I had a hard time keeping them straight.  A few of them sounded like that same person. The reveal really made no sense to me and was really disappointing.