2017 Simon & Scxhuster
337 pgs.
Adult Mystery
Finished 8/1/18
Goodreads rating:
My rating: 3.5
Setting: contemporary western PA
First line/s: "The cat under the front porch was at it again."
My comments The story was told in a very roundabout way, which made it all the more interesting. The hardest part was trying to discover whether the protagonist/teller of the story was reliable or unreliable. I wish the setting was described as more than “western Pennsylvania” because the setting was another interesting part of the story and it would be fun to pin down the locale. Even though everything was just about explained by the end, there were still a few questions that were left open for interpretation. Oh well. A pretty decent read all in all.:
Goodreads synopsis: Confronted by a restraining order and the threat of a lawsuit, failed journalist Leah Stevens needs to get out of Boston when she runs into an old friend, Emmy Grey, who has just left a troubled relationship. Emmy proposes they move to rural Pennsylvania, where Leah can get a teaching position and both women can start again. But their new start is threatened when a woman with an eerie resemblance to Leah is assaulted by the lake, and Emmy disappears days later.
Determined to find Emmy, Leah cooperates with Kyle Donovan, a handsome young police officer on the case. As they investigate her friend’s life for clues, Leah begins to wonder: did she ever really know Emmy at all? With no friends, family, or a digital footprint, the police begin to suspect that there is no Emmy Grey. Soon Leah’s credibility is at stake, and she is forced to revisit her past: the article that ruined her career. To save herself, Leah must uncover the truth about Emmy Grey—and along the way, confront her old demons, find out who she can really trust, and clear her own name.
Everyone in this rural Pennsylvanian town has something to hide—including Leah herself. How do you uncover the truth when you are busy hiding your own?
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