Anna Johnson’s parents committed suicide last year. Her dad jumped off a cliff and several months later, her mother jumped off the same cliff. Anna has been struggling to go on when, on the anniversary of her mother’s death, she receives a card in the mail that suggests her mother did not commit suicide but was killed. What is Anna to do?
The first part of this story was a bit slow but then I was pulled in. I don’t know if I’ve been reading too many psychological thrillers lately but I find it’s getting difficult to read them because I’m always looking for the twist, I’m always trying to figure out what really is going on. I read every sentence with skepticism and question every remark and action characters make.
Of course there was a twist in this book and I was on the lookout for it, which perhaps hindered my enjoyment of the book because I kept waiting for that twist and revelation to show up.
But what I really loved in this story was the way the author depicts human emotion. All of the emotions that Anna feels as a new mother, combined with her feelings of anger and sadness at her parents, really put an intriguing touch on an otherwise boring character.
My favorite character may have been Detective Murray Mackenzie. He is technically retired but works as a civilian at the police station and is the one on duty when Anna appears with the card about her mother. I found his personal story to be quite compelling; his wife is mentally ill and struggles with depression and it’s those human emotions (again) that drew me in.
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