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A woman's disappearance exposes a life of secrets in a twisting novel of psychological suspense from the author of The Memory Watcher. Meredith Price is the luckiest woman alive. Her husband, Andrew, is a charming and successful financial broker. She has two lovely stepchildren and is living in affluence in a mountain resort town. After three years of marriage, Meredith's life has become predictable. Until the day she disappears. Her car has been discovered in a grocery store parking lot—purse and phone undisturbed on the passenger seat, keys in the ignition, no sign of struggle, and no evidence of foul play. It's as if she vanished into thin air. It's not like Meredith to simply abandon her loved ones. And no one in this town would have reason to harm her. When her desperate sister, Greer, arrives, she must face a disturbing question: What if no one really knows Meredith at all? For Greer, finding her sister isn't going to be easy…because where she's looking is going to get very, very dark.
Review: 4 Stars
A brilliant and surprisingly easy read. The book is fast paced and slow at the same time! Fast paced because it moves the past to present on alternating chapters and is extremely succinct. And slow because the 'perfect' world that is presented to us initially is being chipped away with small statements sneaked in frequently. It's like you see one crack and then another and then one more and suddenly your begin to realize that there a whole lot of cracks are appearing in Meredith's perfect life. No red flags just cracks. The story is moving from the past to present and the present is slowly creeping along and all you can do as a reader is wait for the two narratives to catch up and explode in to a brilliant twist. I love how the author is able to present to us the story in a crisp manner. No unnecessary words or irrelevant details and yet it pulls you in deep quickly. The characters are distinct and you form opinions and bonds with them quickly. This makes it a hard to put down kind of a book. You can't wait to find out what happened to Meredith. You form all sorts of theories in your head but you don't know which one is the correct one till Minka Kent decides to tell you. The reveal is a nice twist but after that the ending seems a little rushed. I'm happy I got my hands on it. I like this book more than The Perfect Roommate which Minka Kent authored before this one. I loved Minka Kent's writing style and am definitely going to read all her other work and keep my eyes peeled for her next.
**Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing me with a free copy of the book in exchange for an unbiased review.**
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