Lisa Gardner has a really great, engaging writing style. It's why I read all of her books despite not loving the stories. Regardless of what's going on in the book, I'm always interested because of how she pulls me in with her writing.

But unfortunately that's where the positives for this book ended for me. Most of this centers around the mystery of whether a woman manipulated her husband into pointing a loaded gun at her and her four year old son. Because of course, this is something all wives are capable of. That wasn't a passing query but rather the central point of the case. Didn't really enjoy it.

Then I didn't buy a lot of the big dramatic things that happened. Some of them seemed too implausible, even for a thriller where I expect a certain suspension of disbelief to be required. Some big things happened (a violent felon being randomly released from prison without being up for parole) with literally no explanation as to how except some people are powerful. I generally expect at least an attempt at an explanation, even if it's not a great one. At least let me pretend things make sense.

I've also just never been a fan of the Bobby Dodge books. I don't generally find him a compelling character and so many of his plots seem to center around women he gets personally involved with.

I wouldn't recommend this book unless you're a fairly die hard Lisa Gardner fan like apparently I am. Still great writing. Even with a book I found as distasteful as this, her writing style still adds a level of pleasure throughout. Go read Find Her if you want to give Gardner a go, but I don't think this was much worth it.