Summary: Lena Grey is found guilty of murdering her husband, who was
found smothered in their bed. She offers no defense, and serves fourteen long
years in prison. But within months of her release nearly two decades later, his
body is found in a disused morgue, recently killed. Who was the man she killed
before, and why did she lie about his identity?
Detective Inspector Francis Sadler and his
Derbyshire team try to discover how such a well-orchestrated deception could
have occurred. DC Connie Childs is convinced that something greater than
marital strife caused the murders, but before Lena can be questioned further,
she vanishes. Back in Lena’s childhood home, her sister Kat, a therapist, is
shocked by her sister’s duplicity. When she begins to receive mysterious
packages from a young man claiming to know her sister’s location, Kat is drawn
into her own investigation of her family’s well-hidden secrets. As her
inquiries begin to collide with the murder investigation, a link to the
sisters’ teenage lives emerges, and the line between victim and perpetrator
becomes blurred in this tightly-plotted, compelling novel perfect for fans of
Deborah Crombie and Sharon Bolton.
Reader’s comments: Keeping secrets can confuse issues. There are many layers to
this story, and the characters are complex. How far would you go for your
family? While much of the story is great, I did find the side plot with Connie
and the other police officer to be extraneous.
Recommended to readers of thrillers and
mysteries.
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