Book Description
Outstanding Debut Novel from an Author to Watch
Kaine Prescott is no stranger to death. When her husband died two years ago, her pleas for further investigation into his suspicious death fell on deaf ears. In desperate need of a fresh start, Kaine purchases an old house sight unseen in her grandfather's Wisconsin hometown. But one look at the eerie, abandoned house immediately leaves her questioning her rash decision. And when the house's dark history comes back with a vengeance, Kaine is forced to face the terrifying realization she has nowhere left to hide.
A century earlier, the house on Foster Hill holds nothing but painful memories for Ivy Thorpe. When an unidentified woman is found dead on the property, Ivy is compelled to discover her identity. Ivy's search leads her into dangerous waters and, even as she works together with a man from her past, can she unravel the mystery before any other lives--
including her own--are lost?
Review
I received an eARC copy of this book from the publisher. Here is my honest review.
I really enjoyed this book It was a little more thriller than mystery and while Wright alluded to deep, dark evil, it wasn't with graphic or explicit details. The sense of evil was there yet it wasn't scary enough that I couldn't go to sleep. Now I did wake up in the middle of the night and pick it back up to see what was going to happen next so there was definitely suspense that drew me into the story.
The story shifts between Kaine, a California widow who is running from a stalker that nobody else believes actually exists, and Ivy, her great-great-grandmother who is caught up in the middle of the murder of a mysterious woman back in the 1800's. The book unfolds by shifting between the time lines and Kaine's and Ivy's points-of-view. I thought this structure lended itself very well to the story and the way the separate mysteries intertwined and even built on each other was really interesting. The villain was a complete surprise and masterfully handled
One thing I really enjoyed was the way Wright shed light on the very serious issue of human trafficking. This is not a new plight that women and children have faced in recent decades; it continues to exist and as a society we tend to turn our eyes away from it, as if ignoring it will make it go away.
I gave this book: ★★★★
★ = I did not like it ★★ = It was okay ★★★ = I liked it
★★★★ = I really liked it ★★★★★ = I loved it
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