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Eva awakes in a hospital bed, not knowing why she is in so much pain. She quickly learns she was struck by lightening and that her mother died the same night. Unfortunately, Eva cannot remember any of it. Soon, a ruthless cop with a Boston accent is doing all he can to arrest Eva as her mother's murderer. Eva strives to regain her memory, and she uncovers secrets and lies from throughout her life. Just as she thinks she's come completely unglued, the drama escalates. Did Eva murder her mother? And if so, why? And if not, who did? Could this same person be after her too?

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It has so many aspects of a great psychological thriller. In fact, my greatest criticism is that it was not longer. It probably seemed even shorter to me because I devoured the story and looked forward to each of my reading sessions with this book. It was expertly crafted, in my opinion. The plot, the pace, the storytelling, the characters, the foreshadowing, and the superb writing came together in such a way that I felt propelled forward in my reading. What moved the beginning along was mainly the alternating viewpoints between Eva and her mother, Kat. As the present-day storyline of Eva playing detective of her lost memory unfolds, the reader also learns of Eva and Kat's long ago history through Kat's eyes. Unfortunately, however, once the stories align and both Kat and Eva are alternating the telling of Kat's final moments, it tended to get confusing.

This is a thrilling thriller, for sure, and I cannot emphasize enough how fabulous I found this novel to be. I highly recommend it to all adult readers who enjoy a good mystery and high suspense because it certainly meets my criteria for a psychological thriller: twisty and turny and unputdownable!

So. Now. You. Read. It.

Also, he’s written a sci-fi novel and has spent time in Africa building a school and orphanage for abused teenage girls. So, good for that guy.

"Not all who wander are lost"