Many thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of the latest thriller by Cate Holahan - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Imani Banks is a psychiatrist in Brooklyn and her husband, Phillip, is a chef/owner at a popular Michelin star restaurant. They have two kids that attend an exclusive private school. Life is good. Not so much for Tonya, a waitress in Phillip's restaurant. It's the pandemic so the restaurant is struggling to stay open and Tonya's job is in jeopardy. She is a single parent to Layla, who attends the same school as the Banks' children but on scholarship. When Tonya gets evicted from her apartment, Phillip takes her in with Imani begrudgingly going along with it only for the money it will bring in. The murder of Nate, a famous film producer and friend of the Banks, causes a major uproar - his wife and Imani's best friend, Melissa, is missing and presumed to be the killer. But Imani knows she would never leave her daughter, Ava, behind.
Whew - lots going on there but Holahan made this a tense, well-written thriller that I couldn't put down until all the puzzle pieces were in place. Told in various POV, this one will keep you guessing, even if you figure some things out. I loved how the pandemic added another tense layer to this thriller by going back to the days of complete fear about everything without focusing on the pandemic deaths. Don't miss this one!
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