Expected publication: April 3rd 2018 by HarperCollins
304 pages |Goodreads Description: ❝Harry Ackerson has always considered his step-mother Alice to be sexy and beautiful, in an “other worldly” way. She has always been kind and attentive, if a little aloof in the last few years. Days before his college graduation, Alice calls with shocking news.
His father is dead and the police think it’s suicide. Devastated, he returns to his father’s home in Maine. There, he and Alice will help one another pick up of the pieces of their lives and uncover what happened to his father. Shortly after he arrives, Harry meets a mysterious young woman named Grace McGowan. Though she claims to be new to the area, Harry begins to suspect that Grace may not be a complete stranger to his family.
But she isn’t the only attractive woman taking an interest in Harry. The sensual Alice is also growing closer, coming on to him in an enticing, clearly sexual way. Mesmerized by these two women, Harry finds himself falling deeper under their spell. Yet the closer he gets to them, the more isolated he feels, disoriented by a growing fear that both women are hiding dangerous—even deadly—secrets . . . and that neither one is telling the truth.❞ (end of description)
MY RATING: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
REVIEW
Harry is a few days away from his college graduation when he receives a phone call, on the other end on the line his stepmother informs him that his dad had a fatal fall while taking his daily walk.
Harry packs and heads immediately to his father’s house. Soon after arriving he learns that his father’s death might not have been accidental at all.
The novel takes place (mostly) in Maine and is narrated in alternating points of view. I was completely captivated by the story, it was dark and engaging.
Overall, I enjoyed it and recommend it to readers of thrillers, mysteries and contemporary fiction.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via Edelweiss