Charlotte or Charlie, a girl from the wrong side of the tracks,
marries Paul, a millionaire architect. She was warned that Paul’s
first wife drowned under mysterious circumstances, but Charlie’s in love. Things are going well, she even finds she’s pregnant to
Paul’s delight, but then things begin to unravel.
Returning to their
boat moored to the dock in front of their house, Charlie finds a
woman’s body under the dock. It’s the same place they found Kate,
Paul’s first wife. Charlie recognizes the woman as someone Paul was
talking to when she picked him up in town. But when the police
question them, he lies about knowing her. Then he disappears leaving
Charlie to face the investigation alone.
This is an
atmospheric novel. The lake on which the house sits is magnificent
during the day, but at night it becomes dark and creepy. Charlie
wonders if there’s something bad hidden under the water. The
descriptions of the town and the area were well done. However, the
story itself left something to be desired.
The pace was rather
slow. At points the narrative dragged. I think the problem is that
Charlie was left to carry too much of the action. Paul and his
friends are rather stereotyped. They are held together by actions
from their teen years and never seemed to get beyond that stage.
Diana, Paul’s mother, is no fan of Charlie and a character you can
love to hate.
If you enjoy
atmospheric mysteries, you may enjoy this one.
I received this book
from Harlequin for this review.
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