Help me congratulate Minka on her newest release! Here’s the blurb:
The lengths neighbors will go to protect their secrets
become downright frightening in a gripping novel of suspense by Minka Kent, the
Edgar-nominated author of Unmissing.
Camille and Will Prescott have relocated from San Diego to
Phoenix for a fresh start in a quiet gated community. After the traumas
Camille’s marriage survived, it’s just the sanctuary she needs. As for her new
neighbors, there’s Sozi, seemingly well intentioned if not for her invasive
meddling and her desperate overtures to make a friend. And Mara and Oscar, an
unstable couple around whom troubling rumors swirl.
Patiently listening to Sozi’s gossip and watching Mara and
Oscar ever so closely has become something of a hobby for Camille. But while
she obsesses about the cracks in everyone else’s lives, she begins to see the
cracks in her own. And when a monster from her past reaches out to reconnect,
it’s all Camille can do not to snap. Then one day she finds a dead body in her
garage lying in a pool of blood.
Camille is about to discover what’s really going on behind
the closed doors of this cozy cul-de-sac. And the worst is yet to come.
REVIEW:
This book kept my neck on a swivel.
Camille and Will – the newcomers to their gated community.
Camille thought it was perfect, plenty of security, plenty of fences, and
plenty of secrets. Georgie and Jackson, their children.
Mara and Oscar – the trouble married couple.
I was intrigued by the lengths that Camille felt she had to
go to in order to protect her family. Little did she know there was someone who
was better at the ‘game’ than she was. It was also interesting to find out that
Camille and Will and pretty much the same upbringing by two moms who had
difficulties of their own. This just adds another layer to their story.
Oscar and Mara – could there be a more not-so-perfect
couple, each of them showing what they wanted folks to see but inside trouble
was always brewing, sometimes at a simmer but always there.
Sozi – A very troubled woman to say the least. It was
interesting that she always talked about her husband and her son, but every
time Camille suggested a playdate, Ezra (son) always seemed to be suffering
from one ailment or another, and why did no one ever see Austin (husband)
except that one time?
The interesting thing about these neighbors is they all
harbored secrets, each one of them had something to hide, each of them had more
to their personalities than they dared show to outsiders. I thought I had this
one figured out but when it came to that plot twist … I was highly impressed at
the turn of events in this tale of who can outdo whom. I don’t know if there
will be a book three in this series, but I certainly hope so because I’d like
to see what happened to Camille, what consequences she took on when she did
what she did, and if there was still someone better at the ‘game’ than she
thought she was.
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