Many thanks to NetGalley and GP Putnam's Sons for gifting me a digital ARC of this fabulous book by Emily Schultz - 5 stars for a wonderfully-crafted mystery!
Kennedy and Carter were young teenagers growing up in Virginia with their best friend, Haley. They did all the typical young teenage girls do - falling in and out of love and like quickly, wanting to be older, even experimenting with drugs because the boys wanted them to. But after fateful July 4th evening, Kennedy discovers the body of Haley. Unfortunately, she can remember nothing about what happened to her. She quickly became the prime suspect since she found and disturbed the body, as well as evidence given by Berk, a would-be boyfriend of both Kennedy and Haley. Still proclaiming her innocence, she took an Alford plea to avoid a worse sentence. When she was released 14 years later, still not remembering anything, she emerges into a whole new life. Her mom passed away, Carter is cold and believes Kennedy responsible, and dad, Gerry, is just afraid to let her out of his sight. A crime show comes to town to explore the case and opens up old wounds on everyone.
This is a well-written, slow-burn of a mystery story with enough clues and red herrings that had me questioning just about every character at some point, and still left me shocked at the ending! We are privy to points of view from both sisters and their dad as they all try to adjust to the new normal of Kennedy being out of prison. This is also a coming-of-age story, with nods to the 1990s that will bring back memories. It's also about family, loyalty, and secrets. Enough said - this is a great book to snuggle up with on these late fall nights!
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