Another author to add to your list of go-to authors, especially if all of her other books are as enticing as this one. Allie and her husband, Mark, have moved to small town suburbia, thinking it would be a good move for them. A little flirting at a neighborhood party and boom! The man ends up dead. Of course, there is a neighborhood Facebook page. Of course, there is speculation. Of course, there is a picture of Allie and this Rob dude talking at the party. Of course, what Rob said to Allie at the party made her think twice about this move – how could he have known? She wasn’t even on Tinder! Mark wants to believe what Allie is telling him, but all the clues that are interspersed are not lending very well to Allie’s innocence. And, don’t forget the neighborhood gossips, they are not helping Allie’s situation. It becomes so bad for Allie that she is finally fired from her job. She is frazzled at the drop of a hat, but she wants to remain calm, cool, and collected for her son’s sake (Cole, he’s five and he picks up on everything!). She elicits the help of one of the teen boys in the neighborhood, who everyone thinks is a bit off to begin with, and people warned her away from him. With his help, she is led down a path that really throws her off her game. It’s the person she thought it was but not the right answer. When she does find the right path and does finally start putting the pieces together …
I really enjoyed this read. It has everything I like in a “psychological thriller.” A marriage on the brink of ending. Neighborhood gossips who only fuel the fire. A trail of crumbs that has the reader guessing as to who the bad guy is … and the reader ends up wrong! Another crumb leading down another path that is … wrong. A secret past that is finally revealed in the end. I am looking forward to exploring more of Ms. Thompson’s books. I suspect they will be just as delectable as this one.
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