Nevada Barr takes a break from her Anna Pigeon series to write a gripping psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. She begins with the brutal slaying of three members of a family in Minnesota. Dylan Raines, age11, is convicted of these crimes and the near-fatal wounding of older brother Richard, even though he can’t remember these events.
Fifteen year old Polly Deschamps wishes she could forget her past in the Mississippi trailer park with an alcoholic mother and a series of unpleasant stepfathers. She escapes to New Orleans at age 15, and builds a new life for herself as a lawyer and a now-divorced mother of two young daughters.
She carefully keeps her emotional distance from any men she dates until she meets architect Marshall Marchand. A whirlwind romance culminates in marriage just four months after they meet.
A seemingly chance encounter with a fortune teller tells her the man she married is not who he claims to be and that she will end up killing him. Coupled with growing concerns about her husband’s behavior and that of his brother, Danny, Polly begins to fear for her safety and the lives of her daughters.
Ms. Barr keeps you guessing through the many twists and turns of this dark novel. She weaves a masterful tale that isn’t anything like her Pigeon series.
Reviewed by Barbara Evans, First Regional Library
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