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Well, my friends, it’s been a minute since I dove into a truly twisty domestic thriller, and I could not have picked a better one to jump back in with.
I’m a huge fan of Mary Kubica, so I was already excited going in. But this one? She absolutely knocked it out of the park.
I pride myself on trying to figure out the twist or the villain before the big reveal. With this one, I was kind of right… kind of wrong… and also completely blindsided. Which, honestly, is exactly what I want from a thriller.
As always, I’ll keep this spoiler-free. But if you want to go in completely blind like I did, I highly recommend it.
The story is told through multiple points of view and shifts between past and present. Courtney Gray is vacationing at a secluded lake resort with her husband Elliott, their daughter Cass, her brother and sister-in-law, and their kids. What should be a peaceful family getaway turns into a nightmare when Courtney discovers her brother and sister-in-law dead in their lakeside cottage.
Her niece Reese is missing. Her nephew Wyatt is found upstairs asleep and unharmed.
From there, everything unravels.
The small resort town is full of secrets. Elliott had been out fishing that day and some of his details feel… murky. Reese’s disappearance raises unsettling questions. And then there’s the lingering shadow of another girl who went missing years ago. Some people say she looks like Reese. Others say the only similarity is that they were both young and pretty.
Courtney starts suspecting everyone — including her own husband. The paranoia builds fast. Every character seems to be hiding something. And just when you think you’ve got a handle on where it’s going, Kubica shifts the ground under your feet.
This was a riveting domestic thriller that I genuinely could not put down. It was twisty, tense, and unsettling without being overly graphic or terrifying. I was constantly tempted to flip to the end just to see how it all played out.
Mary Kubica does what she does best here: layered characters, slow-burn suspense, and a final stretch that makes you question everything you thought you knew.
If you love closed-setting thrillers, messy family dynamics, and stories where everyone is a little suspicious, this one absolutely delivers.
On sale now, you can grab your copy here.
Huge thank you to the publisher Harlequin Trade Publishing | Park Row, NetGalley, and Mary Kubica for the advanced reader copy.
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