Many thanks to NetGalley, William Morrow, and Laura Lippman for the opportunity to read her latest mystery. I'm a huge fan of this author and this work, while different, will not disappoint her many fans.
Maddie Swartz has been married for 20 years, been well-taken care of, and has an older teenage son. She considered herself mostly happy. Then a chance dinner guest who happened to be an old boyfriend made her see that she wasn't living the passionate life she used to dream about. So she leaves her husband and son and starts a new life. She helps police find a missing girl and uses that to break into the newspaper business. Maddie is desperate to be able to write a story of her own and she thinks she finds the perfect one when a woman is found dead in a fountain. She begins investigating on her own to find out all she can about the victim, Cleo.
The story takes place in the 1960s in Baltimore, so the race issues are at heart of this story. The best part of this book was the writing style, even though it took me a bit of time to get used to. You hear points of view from people Maddie meets along the way, each of their voices adding to the story timeline. Don't forget to read the author's note at the end for a poignant note to the story.
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