Title: Ours Is a Tale of Murder
Author: Nora Murphy
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Release Date: February 10, 2026
One quiet neighborhood
Three different families
Bound by murder
Klara never wanted the house with the white picket fence. Troy never wanted anything else.
Nothing is quite right with this happy couple, but they fit right in. The mother in the blue house, Mary, is cleaning out her son's old room before she sells, haunted by the mistakes of her past and afraid of what her home has become. Next door, Henry, freshly laid off and back living with his parents, has plenty of time to watch everyone – especially wives. He knows something is wrong. But then nothing is quite as it seems, and sometimes you miss what is right in front of you.
Murder will soon thread its way through this world in ways no one will see coming ---unless you've been plotting all along.
Three storylines that seem unlikely to cross paths—until they do.
Klara is a wife trapped in an abusive relationship. She meets Troy, a man who, little by little, isolates her from the world. She is a personal injury lawyer in her thirties, working toward a promotion when she meets him. Troy seems to be there for her on her bad days. He appears likable and understanding at first, but he gradually isolates her and makes her completely dependent on him.
Mary, a woman in her sixties, reminisces about the time when her only son, Owen, was just a kid and her husband was abusive toward her. In the present, she is cleaning the house she has lived in for years because she is ready to sell it.
Then there is Henry, a young man who was recently laid off and spends his time watching his neighbors—specifically the women.
Ours Is a Tale of Murder was dark and suspenseful. I was desperate to know how the storylines would connect, and when they finally did, it all made perfect sense. What a twist!
The last paragraph of the epilogue got me.
As a whole, it was a deeply satisfying read.
Cliffhanger: No
4/5 Fangs
A complimentary copy was provided by Sourcebooks Landmark via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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