I had a lot of fun reading this. The twists and turns just kept coming and I love that in a book. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the copy of this ARC.

Thanks to Canelo and NetGalley for this ARC. Fairly enjoyable. Quick and easy read. Very atmospheric. Recommend for a different kind of domestic suspense.

I gave this a DNF mainly because the characters, and I mean all of them, were just not interesting.
The development of the young versions should have been built on. Instead we are quickly transported ten years later with an abruptness that belies a known outcome.

Another bothersome premise is that Savage Ridge is not a real place. I know this is intentional but if you are going to use Lake Kachees and the Okanogan National Forest as real places, then do the same with your towns. Use the town of Chelan, or better yet Similkameen. Kettle Falls?

Three high school students kill a fourth schoolmate, then make a pact never to reveal the details of what happened, and leave town. Years later, although they are unaware of it, they have been drawn back to the scene of the crime by the private investigator hired by the family of the dead child.

But rich and influential, the family have their own secrets to hide - and the PI has only been told part of the story...

This book provides a probing look behind the surface of small town life and the secrets that often lie deeply buried therein. There are times when some secrets may even hide in plain sight, but because people are so used to living with these unspoken understandings, they fade from their consciousness, gradually becoming invisible.

This is a well written novel, which also delivers some acute insights into human nature. The story is compellingly told and worth a read.