A psychological thriller and a haunting exploration of the fierce love between two sisters, the distortions of grief, and the terrifying power of the past.
...an exquisitely taut and intense debut thriller ... Under the Harrow is such a superbly crafted psychological thriller, it deserves to be celebrated for its own singular excellence.
Told in first person from Nora's perspective (and in present tense), this psychologically intense and darkly atmospheric mystery reminded me of Patricia Highsmith in its vivid style and toxic substance. I was completely drawn into Nora's grief as it propelled her on a hunt for the killer, so much so that even when I knew something was a bit off-kilter I was too committed to Nora to care.
...underneath its hard-driving, page-turning, compulsively readable narrative is a striking, original voice all Berry’s own ... Berry has a keen instinct for plotting and pacing, knowing just what to reveal and how much and when ... some passages read like travelogues, too precious for a character who has lived there her whole life. But this is a minor sin, overshadowed by the novel’s many strengths.
