Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press, and Lisa Scottoline for the opportunity to read and review her latest book - loved it! I love everything Scottoline writes - thank goodness she is a prolific writer so I can get my fix!
The book centers on a family unit - Noah and Maggie are both on their second marriage and are happy; Caleb is Noah's son and Anna is Maggie's. Maggie lost custody of Anna when she was an infant and she hasn't seen her since then. When Anna appears in Maggie's life as a 17-year-old and moves in, things change quickly for the family. Maggie is so desperate to have Anna back in her life that she allows Anna to do whatever she wants, setting up conflict between Maggie and Noah. Then Anna is found brutally murdered and Noah is charged with the crime.
This was a very twisty book and presented in a clever format - Before Anna and After Anna. In the Before Anna segments, it is the courtroom trial counting down backwards from the verdict. The Before Anna is the rest of the story of the family and how everything came to be.
Couldn't put it down; loved the twists and turns. Highly recommended!
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