Many thanks to NetGalley, Minotaur Books, St Martin's Press and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of this wonderful debut thriller by Stacy Willingham - 5 stars!
When Chloe was only 12, six teenage girls went missing in her LA hometown. Soon her father was in prison, convicted of killing them. Chloe, her brother and mom were left to navigate their new world where they were hated, and try to make a new life. Twenty years later, Chloe is living in Baton Rouge where she has a private psychology practice and is soon to be married. Once again, her summer is shattered when two young girls go missing.
What a gripping debut! I tore through it and even though I had my suspicions on how it would end, there were so many well-crafted plot turns that had you questioning everyone. The setting was perfect - you could feel the heat and humidity of a LA summer mixing with the tension of the characters. I alternated between the digital copy and the audiobook - I felt the narration by Karissa Vacker was good, but with so many different voices, I felt it could have been improved with another male narrator. This book was purchased by Emma Stone for her to star in - can't wait for that as well as more to come from this debut author.
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