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Release date: April 30, 2024

Publisher: Blackstone

Genre: Mystery/Thriller

Synopsis:

After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. 

Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. 

Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm’s length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. 

Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn’t been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before. 

While going through their parent’s belongings, the siblings stumble upon a collection of home videos and decide to revisit those happier memories. However, the nostalgia is cut short when one of the VHS tapes reveals a night back in 1999 that none of them have any recollection of. On screen, their father appears covered in blood. What follows is a dead body and a pact between their parents to get rid of it, before the video abruptly ends. Beth, Nicole, and Michael must now decide whether to leave the past in the past or uncover the dark secret their mother took to her grave.

Review:

I almost didn’t try this one because I really didn’t enjoy the authors last book but I decided to give her another chance. I’m really glad I did because I liked this one so much more, it’s actually kind of hard for me to believe it’s the same author because my experience was so different. Anyway, this was a solid domestic suspense that follows three siblings and their dynamic was so interesting. There is tons of bickering and hostility between them that added to an already tense situation. The pacing was quick and the premise was unique, I liked the nostalgia of the family finding a dark secret on an old VHS tape. The mystery itself was decent, I kind of had a feeling about the big twist but that didn’t take me out of the story too much. Definitely a fun popcorn thriller to binge read over a weekend!

Overall rating: 4/5

Thanks to the publisher for my review copy.