A nail-biting novel of domestic suspense from a bestselling author
When Morgan Adair arrives at the small seaside town of West Briar on the Long Island shore, she is looking forward to attending the baptism of her new godson, Drew. Morgan and Claire have been friends since childhood, and Morgan was delighted when Claire married the handsome Guy Bolton.
But Morgan's excitement is tempered by concern: since Drew's birth, Claire has been suffering from post-natal depression which she seems unable to shake off. When the christening party is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a young girl who claims to be Guy's daughter, Claire's fragile equilibrium is shattered. A few days later Morgan receives a devastating phone call from her friend . . .
This was a decent read, but a tough one for me. Content warning: there's a dead baby in it. I'm a little surprised at how hard that stuff is for me to read now that I'm not a brand new mom.
As far as the issues the book tries to cover, I think it did a decent job depicting post-partum depression, though it was frustrating that no one seemed to recognize it for what it was. The main character, Morgan, is a little bit all over the place, and I found her frustrating at times. Sometimes her decisions didn't really make sense (like staying in a house where 2 people were just murdered, by herself). The mystery is sufficiently twisty, and kept me guessing for a while.
I've always liked Patricia MacDonald's books, and this was no different!
