The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide…A daughterBeth has always known there was something strange about her daughter, Hannah. The lack of emotion, the disturbing behavior, the apparent delight in hurting others…Sometimes Beth is scared of her and what she could be … of her and what she could be capable of.
A son
Luke comes from the perfect family, with the perfect parents. But one day, he disappears without a trace, and his girlfriend, Clara, is desperate to discover what has happened to him.
A life built on lies
As Clara digs into the past, she realizes that no family is truly perfect, and uncovers a link between Luke’s long-lost sister and a strange girl named Hannah. Now Luke’s life is in danger because of the lies once told and the secrets once kept. Can Clara find him before it’s too late?
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Revenge is a strong word and the lies that were told brought forth one of the most depraved horrors in so many lives.
Oliver and Rose give the impression of a well put together and successful family. When Rose becomes fast friends with Beth there lives will forever be linked and changed. It’s because of dangerous events that Beth and Doug must leave their beloved little town before their lies unfold.
When Oliver and Rose move on with their lives with baby Emily, they assume the past is behind them. They have two lovely son’s Tom and Luke and all seems finished. Until years later truths are surfacing and their son Luke and his girlfriend Clara are in the middle of a emergent predicament.
Lives are lost, insanity is approximal and it seems that not one person will be untouched by the apparent lunatic that is on the loose. One of the best psychological thrillers I have yet to read this year.
The plot was well built and put together. The flow was impeccable and abounding. With the mix between Beth and Clara’s perspective, it didn’t faulter and kept me cinched to the summation. A book I would buy for myself and give as a gift because the read is something that should be shared.
Clara lives with her boyfriend Luke. When he doesn’t come home one night she gets worried. Then it’s twenty four hours and her and their friend Mac go to the police. When she reveals someone has been sending threatening emails, they start looking into his disappearance. Meanwhile someone breaks in and destroys the flat, then sets Clara’s flat on fire,and Mac is knocked unconscious and his camera is stolen. Then Luke’s missing sister Emily contacts Clara and wants to meet. She has been missing for twenty years and the family hasn’t heard or seen her since.
There is a woman who talks about her daughter Hannah. How she was messed up in the head. Her mother thinks she’s a sociopath at a very young age. She tells the story about her from the time she’s born until present date. This part of the story is told in first person. It goes back and forth between past and present and Clara and the rest. It’s all relevant to the story but it did confuse me a bit at first. Can Clara find Luke before something terrible happens and will she be able to forgive him? A lot of secrets come out and she finds out Luke isn’t the man she thought he was.
Suspense that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Secrets are revealed that could take everyone down. Clara’s story is told in third person and her point of view. Beth, which is Hannah’s mother is told in first person. At the very end about a chapter is Mac’s point of view and told in third person. I’m not a fan of first person stories but it kept me hooked.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for Netgalley *