They said her death was a tragic accident. And I believed them…until now.

Carmen is happily married to Tom, although she knows she'll always live in the shadow of another woman—the mistress who ended his first marriage: Zena. Mercurial, mesmerizing, manipulative Zena—a woman who, Carmen begins to discover, had the potential to incite the darkest of emotions. Zena, who drowned in the sea late one night.

Zena seems ever-more present, even in death, and when Carmen unknowingly stumbles on evidence that her husband has not been telling her the whole truth, she can't shake her unease. As she uncovers documents and photographs, a very different tale than the one Tom has led her to believe begins to unfold, and she finds herself increasingly isolated and paranoid. As the twisted events of that night begin to come to light, Carmen must ask herself if it's really a truth worth knowing…even if it destroys her and the lives of the people she loves most.

A good & entertaining read but nothing out of the ordinary & it's fairly steady tale as there's none of the pulse-racing moments I'd expect...or want...from this genre. It seemed obvious to me from very early on who the culprit was going to be but the story was intriguing enough for it not to matter. To be fair, maybe the fault lies with me rather than the book, as I've read so many of this style of psychological thrillers its getting harder & harder to be surprised by twists.

Overall a good enough read even if little predictable. I often moan about how everything is wound up so it's a point in it's favour that I felt this ending was credible.

Left with some other books (though they were possibly childrens books!) in the wooden wall slot below the menus & colouring stuff (near counter)


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