Many thanks to NetGalley, St Martin's Press | Minotaur Books, and Macmillan Audio for gifting me both a digital and audio ARC of the latest domestic suspense novel by a favorite, Aggie Blum Thompson, with the audiobook perfectly narrated by Alex Picard. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars rounded up!
Welcome to Eastbook, a wealthy suburb outside Washington DC, full of perfect families. There was an incident where a nanny was shot in an apparent robbery, but things quickly moved on. Meet our unreliable narrator, Caren, nearing fifty, married with an almost empty nest and feeling conflicted. After attending a neighborhood graduation party, she has one drink too many, and blacks out on her way home. At least that's what everyone says, even though Caren suspects otherwise. She soon teams up with a new neighbor, Finn, who is desperate to find out what happened to his best friend, the nanny who was killed. But their investigation leads them down dark paths.
Domestic suspense is truly one of my favorite genres. Especially now with social media and the look into everyone's picture perfect lives, it's fun to pull back the curtains and see the real stories. This was an addictive read, with plenty of secrets, twists and gaslighting. Just like Caren, I didn't know who I could trust. Told from the POV of mainly Caren and Finn, there's many relevant topics but I don't want to spoil the fun. Great read and it was also wonderful on audiobook.
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