A small beach town in Northern California serves as the setting for this story. Kate, a former journalist who has been blacklisted by the reporting community in NYC, moves across the country to take a job as an archivist. She is given the task to read through and organize the papers of the late Miranda Brand, an esteemed photographer. Kate finds herself enthralled with the details surrounding Miranda’s life and her suspicious death. She quickly takes the initiative to discover who the famous artist really was. I would classify this one as more of a literary drama than a psychological thriller as the summary promises. I am impressed that this is Sligar’s debut novel, as it is really well written. Important topics are touched upon in this book, most notably mental illness, and I highly recommend adding this one to your reading list.