The premise for this story is interesting.  Jenna grew up in a stilted, dysfunctional family.  Now in her mid-thirties, she struggles with life and stress.  Tom Wade is a charismatic, naturally talented self-help guru with SoulShrink.  A retreat to Malta with Tom and SoulShrink just might give Jenna the tools she needs to work through old wounds.  But before the retreat comes to a conclusion, two people are dead and Jenna is missing and presumed dead also.  That leaves it up to her sister, Fran, to figure out just what happened to Jenna.  

Many good mystery/thrillers require a degree of suspended belief.  Usually that doesn’t bother me because the excitement of the unveiling is worth the minor implausibility.  That just wasn’t the case for me in this novel.  Not only did this story lack the excitement factor that I crave in a good mystery/thriller, it also demanded me to believe the impossible at each turn, which was more than I was willing to do.  The flat storytelling mixed with a story that just wasn’t believable (in any sense) left me wanting.  

Thank you C.L. Taylor, Avon Books UK, Avon, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book