Many thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing Thomas & Mercer for gifting me a digital ARC of the sophomore book by Elle Marr - 4 stars for a creepy dual timeline mystery that will keep you glued.
Twenty years ago, Chet kidnapped three women who bore three children in captivity, locked in an underground room. For Marissa, life in the basement with her three Mamas and sisters Janessa and Lily, is all she's ever known. In the present day, Marissa, now going by Claire, is back in Portland trying to work as a newspaper photographer. However, she's started receiving clues that lead her to a murder in an underground room. As Chet is set to be released from prison, the clues ramp up and Claire is desperate to figure out who is to blame.
Told in alternating timelines between the past when the family was held captive and the present day, this is a taut thriller with lots of questionable characters. All of the women held captive are struggling to make sense and peace with what happened to them, with varying success. I didn't figure this one out until the end, including a major twist that I didn't see coming.
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