Helpful Score: 4
This book is about past love, hate, revenge, relationships, secrets and lies.
Nick is a man, basically a normal man, middle-aged, divorced and still in love with the ghost of his college sweetheart. So when he walked into the grocery store, the last thing he expected to see was Marissa, who had died in a house fire 20 years ago.
Following her through the store, he sees the differences, small ones, but differences all the same. Then it occurred to him, this wasn't a ghost, but maybe someone related. When he tries to talk to her, she looks scared to death, drops her basket and runs away like the hounds of hell are after her.
When police show up at his door the next morning, he's a little bewildered. The young woman he had frightened had been murdered during the night .. and his name and address were written on a piece of paper she had in her possession.
So begins a journey..one he probably should have taken 20 years earlier. But when you're young, the brain is usually not running on all pistons.
With the help of a friend who is also a cop, he starts looking for whatever connection he may have had with the young murdered woman.
It's like playing hide and seek with clues weaving in and out, leaving more questions than answers.
I loved the story. I could identify with the characters. I liked how well-defined the characters were described... they came across as real people, not cardboard cutouts. There were even a couple that I instantly disliked ... and later found out why I felt that way.
It's un-put-downable. Every time I thought I found a place to stop, something would pop up and I had to keep on reading. Highly recommended!
Many thanks to NetGalley/Penguin Random House for making this available.
Nick is a man, basically a normal man, middle-aged, divorced and still in love with the ghost of his college sweetheart. So when he walked into the grocery store, the last thing he expected to see was Marissa, who had died in a house fire 20 years ago.
Following her through the store, he sees the differences, small ones, but differences all the same. Then it occurred to him, this wasn't a ghost, but maybe someone related. When he tries to talk to her, she looks scared to death, drops her basket and runs away like the hounds of hell are after her.
When police show up at his door the next morning, he's a little bewildered. The young woman he had frightened had been murdered during the night .. and his name and address were written on a piece of paper she had in her possession.
So begins a journey..one he probably should have taken 20 years earlier. But when you're young, the brain is usually not running on all pistons.
With the help of a friend who is also a cop, he starts looking for whatever connection he may have had with the young murdered woman.
It's like playing hide and seek with clues weaving in and out, leaving more questions than answers.
I loved the story. I could identify with the characters. I liked how well-defined the characters were described... they came across as real people, not cardboard cutouts. There were even a couple that I instantly disliked ... and later found out why I felt that way.
It's un-put-downable. Every time I thought I found a place to stop, something would pop up and I had to keep on reading. Highly recommended!
Many thanks to NetGalley/Penguin Random House for making this available.
Helpful Score: 2
David Bell is a "new to me" author and I enjoyed this easy to read mystery. Most of the characters are likeable, even though I had some suspicions about a couple of them I tried to relate to. Later one I found out why.
Nick can't get over his only true love, Marissa, who died in a fire 20 years ago during college days. He seems to see her everywhere, and one day he thinks he really sees her in a grocery store. He approaches her, but she runs away, The next day he finds out the girl was murdered, and this starts a 20 years mystery of what really happened to Marissa.
The plot is a little unbelievable but I liked it anyway. Except for one missing link, the ending was predictable.
Nick can't get over his only true love, Marissa, who died in a fire 20 years ago during college days. He seems to see her everywhere, and one day he thinks he really sees her in a grocery store. He approaches her, but she runs away, The next day he finds out the girl was murdered, and this starts a 20 years mystery of what really happened to Marissa.
The plot is a little unbelievable but I liked it anyway. Except for one missing link, the ending was predictable.
