I first picked up this book before heading to Point Reyes for a spring break vacation, hoping to read a breezy juicy gossipy true story about the area as I relaxed. I discovered that it wasn’t a breezy vacation novel, but a thoroughly researched and dense epic! It took me awhile to read it, because it was so dense and I wanted to take time to digest and ponder each nugget of info, but I was hooked, and Brennan’s writing style is a delight to read.

I have so many thoughts on this but I don’t want to reveal any spoilers. I will say, In her research, Brennan untangled a gigantic web of lies and misinformation. The community was so divided it was scary. But why? People were lied to, fears were fed. In the end, the truth came out. Can we learn from this? Investigative reporting like this is needed, more than ever. A fascinating story!!