Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson

 I've read every book written by this author and he's usually got a surprise or two tucked within the pages of his mystery/thrillers. This was no exception, but it will require a huge suspension of disbelief at the unbelievable twisted turn the novel takes after a very slow build in the first half.

Abigail Baskin's wedding to the very wealthy Bruce Lamb is in three weeks, and she heads off to her bachelorette weekend with friends to a lovely winery that her fiance has paid for. While there, she gets drunk (!), flirts with a stranger she meets on the patio, and ends up sleeping with him. As she hads back to begin her life of luxury with Bruce, she puts the one-night stand out of her mind, rationalizing it, and determined never to let Bruce know that she was having a bit of cold feet about the upcoming marriage. After a lovely wedding, the bride and groom head off to the honeymoon that Bruce has carefully planned -- the remote and secluded Heart Pond Island, accessible by plane and off the coast of Maine. The honeymoon starts off well, but then Abigail notices that Bruce is just a little too familiar with the place and that she is one of only a handful of women there with the rest of the guests and staff being male. Then, suddenly, that one-night-stand appears on the island begging to speak with her, insisting that they share a connection, and threatening to tell Bruce about what happened at the California winery. Abigail is freaked out and very worried. NO SPOILERS.

I probably would have liked this better if I'd found one shred of sympathy and care for Abigail. She was a complete twit and that made it very difficult to buy into the antics she gets up to later in the story. In short, there was no one to root for and my jaw dropped when I saw where the plot was going. So, a disappointing read but probably more-so since I had such high expectations going in and had save this for a long time to read closer to publication date.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow and Custom House for this e-book ARC to read and review. I've not given up on Peter Swanson, and hope this was just the wrong one for me at this time. 

This is a standalone and is not part of any series.

Genre - mystery/thriller