Megan was killed ten years ago. Her boyfriend Cal was convicted of manslaughter and has just been released from prison. Now her family have all received invitations to come to a lovely rental home on the Oregon coast to learn what really happened that night. They don’t want to come, but the invitations draws them together. Will Cal tell what he knows? Did he commit the murder, or was it someone else?
This is a very atmospheric thriller. The setting is a summer house perched high on a cliff. A storm is brewing and the house has been set up with reminders of Megan. The family waits tensely for Cal, but he has suffered an accident when his car hit a tree. He’s unconscious. No one will know what happened. Should they help him? It would be easy or let him die? But if he dies they may never know the truth.
The story is filled with twists and lots of emotion. I didn’t particularly like the characters. Megan’s mother Maureen, now divorced from the girls’ father, seems particularly upset and vicious toward her husband’s new wife. The story is told from multiple points of view. This is a good device. It lets us get to know all the characters and is particularly effective at the end.
Thanks to the publisher and Net Galley for this review copy.
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