Nina and the children are devastated when Glenn’s boat is found by
a fisherman floating in the river with only the dog, Daisy, aboard.
Glenn’s body is never found, and Maggie knows the family must move
beyond the tragedy, but as she finds more about Glenn’s behavior
before he disappeared she wonders if she was deceived all along.
Simon, a high school
teacher, returns Daisy, who has apparently walked out the open front
door. He’s a widower mourning the suicide of his wife. He and Nina
hit it off immediately. He’s kind, supportive, and after Glenn’s
disappearance everything Nina wants. Connor, her son, agrees. Here’s
a man who spends time with him. Maggie, Nina’s daughter, isn’t so
sure. She resents Simon and does all she can to get him out of their
lives.
This is a
psychological thriller that will keep you guessing. It starts slowly
building the picture of the family right after Glenn’s
disappearance. Then the pace picks up and slowly the picture changes.
The story is told through two view points, Nina’s and Maggie’s. I
thought it was very effective. Nina sees the relationship she wants
and tries to convince herself of the rightness of it. Maggie
distrusts Simon. She’s very bright and going through some typical
teenage relationship problems, but it doesn’t keep her from having
a view of Simon that may be more correct than her mother’s.
This is a well
written psychological thriller. You can see the disaster unfolding,
but it’s so riveting you just keep watching. In this regard, I
thought Nina’s scenes with her therapist were some of the best in
the book. Nina sees what’s happening, but doesn’t want to.
I received this book
from St. Martin’s Press for this review.
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