They say there are no secrets in a small town...
Criminal psychologist Audrey Harte is returning home after seven years. She'll have to face the whispers and the rumors that have haunted her family since she left. Because when Audrey was thirteen, she and her best friend Maggie killed Maggie's abusive father.Her first night back in town ends in a fight with a drunken Maggie, with her old crush Jake to witness it all. Audrey can't believe it can get worse.
Then Maggie turns up dead. Now, Audrey has to find out who the murderer is - before everyone decides that she is to blame. And before the murderer can set their sights on her.
- ISBN10 0316302481
- ISBN13 9780316302487
- Publish Date 26 April 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Redhook
- Format eBook
- Pages 352
- Language English
Reviews
Written on Apr 30, 2016
Beth C.
Written on Apr 11, 2016
Audrey was fascinating to me as a reader. She committed this horrible crime as a kid, but for reasons she still feels are absolutely the right ones. She has used that crime and her stay in a juvenile facility as a way escape her town and educate herself and help others. Yet, she has never truly forgiven herself - or her best friend - for the events that transpired. But like everyone else, going home opens closets and unearths skeletons best left buried. She's a strong heroine, but definitely has her flaws.
The characters in general were interesting, though my favorite was someone who never actually made an appearance in the book. All the characters have their own motivations, and no one could be said to be purely good or bad. Human frailties abound, but so do moments of courage and love. No cardboard cutout characters here.
I read this book on the recommendation of someone else, and I ended up staying up until 2am to finish it. This wee hours of the morning reading is unusual for me these days, with a job and two kids and everything else that embodies my life. So to willingly give myself a reading hangover, the book was just that good. It's delightful and twisted and delightfully twisted in all the right ways. Knowing that this is the first of a series starring Audrey Harte, I look forward to reading the next one.