The Hook:
A woman named Shelby Tebow goes missing, followed shortly after by Meredith Dickey and her young daughter, Delilah. Eleven years later, Delilah miraculously reappears, throwing the town into uproar as everyone waits to hear where she’s been all this time. The secrets that come out following her reappearance shake the town to its core.
My Impressions:
This book was one of those thrillers that made me a little sick to my stomach, the terrible suffering of some of the characters truly palpable in the pages. I almost stopped reading a couple of times, and I feel I should note here that if you plan to read this book, you should probably find a list of trigger warnings. If you’re prepared for the stomach turning things you’ll witness within those pages, though, it’s an excellent suspense novel and a master class in how to write twists that feel simultaneously surprising and inevitable.
If you’re looking for something that will make you feel a little queasy long after the last page, this is absolutely the book for you. It’s easily one of the most suspenseful things I’ve read this year, and I highly recommend it for seasoned fans of the genre. For newer mystery readers, approach with caution but know that if you make it to the end, the payoff is worth the ride.
Happy reading!
Kat Pollock 