Thank you to ThrillerBookLovers Promotions, William Morrow Paperbacks, #partner, for an advanced copy of The Death of Us in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Published: October 3, 2023
Summary:
From the award-winning author of Death at Greenway and The Lucky One comes a chilling suspense novel in which the discovery of a submerged car in a murky pond reveals betrayals and family secrets that will tear a small town apart.
One rainy night fifteen years ago, a knock at the door changed Liss Kehoe’s life forever.
On that night, Ashley Hay stood on Liss’s front porch and handed over her brand-new baby Callan.
She was never seen or heard from again.
Since then, Liss has raised Callan as her own, and loves him as fiercely as any mother would. But in the back of her mind, she’s always wondered whether Ashley is still out there somewhere—and feared what might happen if she comes back.
When Ashley does reappear, it’s not in the way Liss expected. After all these years, Ashley’s car has been found…in the quarry pond on Kehoe property. But the discovery of the car dredges up more questions than answers. What really happened on the night of Ashley’s disappearance? Was it a tragic accident, or something far more sinister? Someone in town knows the truth, and they’ll go to great lengths to keep it quiet.
As tensions rise in the small community, Liss must fight to protect her family and keep her own secrets hidden—or risk losing everything she loves.
My thoughts:
I am no stranger to Lori Rader-Day, having read quite a few of her books, so I was thrilled to get my hands on her latest one…and boy, what a crazy ride it was! I love how twisty her books can be and this one was no exception!
I love a good small town domestic suspense and this one really kept me on my toes, guessing all the way through. While it is a bit of a slow-burn to start and there are a lot of characters thrown at you at first, I promise they are all necessary to the story. Everyone has a part to play in this mystery and I loved how layered this story turned out to be and that all the characters were so complicated and messy. As we all know, secrets never stay hidden for long, and it turns out this small town more than their fair share of them that are just waiting to be revealed.
While I did start to figure out parts of the story before they were revealed, this in no way detracted from my enjoyment because I didn’t have all the pieces. Watching it all unfold was so satisfying, with the twists and turns still managing to surprise me.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one and definitely recommend adding it to your fall reading list.
