When Nora Hamilton wakes up in her old farmhouse on a cold wintery morning, she knows something is wrong. Her husband isn't in bed, and there aren't any sounds of him getting ready for work as a police officer in the small Adirondack Mountain town. Her whole world is shattered when she finds his body. Brendan has committed suicide. There isn't a note, and she has no idea what could have driven him to do this. After the funeral, people seem to think she should move, especially Brendan's distant and cold mother. As she begins to ask questions about Brendan's childhood, she finds out about a secret he kept from her. As she digs deeper, she puts her life in danger.
Winner of the Mary Higgins Clark award at this year's Edgars, this debut novel is compelling and suspenseful. Some flowery descriptions here and there doesn't detract from a very good story. I'll be looking for her next novel.
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