"My mother always says the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead." 

Tricia and Ethan are searching for a house. When they go to view a manor that was previously owned by Dr. Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who went missing without a trace a few years earlier, a blizzard traps them there for the weekend. While looking through the house, Tricia finds a secret room filled with tape recordings of Dr. Hale's sessions. She begins listening to them, slowly unraveling the truth behind her disappearance. 

I liked how the story alternated between different point of views, from Dr. Hale in the past to Tricia in present day. I also enjoyed the transcripts of the tape recordings to add further insight into the psychiatrist's sessions and the slow build up to the mystery. 

I will admit that I thought I had the story figured out, but there were twists and turns that caught me by surprised. However, those reveals were what kept me going and earned an extra star because I was originally going to rate this book lower. The characters were dumb and annoying, and the reasoning behind Dr. Hale's motives and disappearance were ridiculous. 

Also, some parts of the story were repetitive. Tricia just loved cashmere sweaters, and if you didn't know she was cold, she told you 3 or 4 times on one page, and the amount of times she talked about how much she loved her husband, but how little she knew about him and his red flags made me so frustrated. 

Anyway, an average thriller 😅