Overall Take:
Check this one out if you like well-paced mysteries with a fun tie in to a real life place.
Star Rating:
4 Stars
Genre:
Mystery
Synopsis
Abigail agreed to move to Soap Lake to help her husbands research. She didn’t expect to be left alone when he took off for Poland to do research there for 6 months and leave her behind.
She also didn’t expect a young boy to run up to her because his mother had passed away. Abigail is determined to find out what happened to his mom and to get those answers she needs to uncover a decade-old mystery.
Thoughts:
So fun fact, Soap Lake is a real place in my beautiful state of WA. It’s said that if you swim there you will be granted beauty because it’s rich in minerals (which is actually true). It’s an urban legend, but I grew up with one, so I was excited to dive in and see where this book went. Okay, so this book does play on the truth of Soap Lake, and I loved it. I much prefer the reason for the mineral rich soil in the book, it was a lot more up my speed, and honestly, it feels like a plausible explanation. I don’t want to say what it is because that would be a spoiler, but if you like thrillers, then you’d like the reason. I really enjoyed the dual point of view of this book because right from the start you know that one of them is passed away, and I kept needing to know what her story was. What happened to her? Both points of view intersect at the “who” of the crime around the same time, and it was great. The writing was well done and I really enjoyed it. I read the author’s book a few years ago, and it was obvious that he has grown as an author since. I really enjoy his writing and will continue to read what he writes because he crafts really well-done mysteries that I don’t get bored with.
Publication Date:
April 15, 2025
Author:
Matthew Sullivan
Page Length:
416 pages
Thank you too:
Thank you to @hanoversquarepress @htp_hive @mickmatthew1 and @netgalley for this e-arc. All thoughts are my own.
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