"She conquers who conquers herself."
Do yourself a favor, avoid the synopsis and the reviews and just dive right in.
Hannah is a psychiatrist now living and working in Hawkwood after the man convicted of killing her husband in their London home was arrested and put in prison. During the ensuing years after the murder, Hannah and her daughter, Evie, have met Dan and are on the verge of creating a new family together. Their happiness, however, is disrupted when a true crime podcast seeks to overturn the previous murder conviction, release the man who was charged, and focus on Hannah as the true suspect - the one who got away. The problem is that Hannah doesn't really remember what actually happened the night of the murder and she has a lot more mental issues than she's letting on. NO SPOILERS.
What a crazy, convoluted psychological thriller that kept me guessing all the way through. There are many different characters involved in this story and Hannah is an extremely unreliable narrator who, at times, doesn't really appear to be fully sane. I enjoyed the tantalizing way that the author dropped the revelations and especially the conclusion when everything pulls together and the whole picture is presented. I read this all in one sitting which probably helped keep everything and everybody straight in my own mind! I usually balk at reading a book that hints at the worn out amnesia trope, but this was written to feel more authentic and unique, to me anyway.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this e-book ARC to read, review, and recommend.
This is a standalone and is not part of any series.
Genre - pscyhological thriller
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