This much-anticipated psychological thriller from writer Jane Corry tells the story of Lily, a lawyer, and Ed, an up-and-coming artist, who meet at a party and become swiftly engaged.
The book starts with news of a brutal crime in the present day and backtracks 15 years, to unravel the events leading towards it.
This is a long novel and, while it has a fairly slow start, there are many twists and turns along the way and it hurtles along at the end towards a dark conclusion.
There are many layers to the story, interesting characters to grapple with and serious issues at play, but for me, some of the action felt implausible at times.
There is enough here to keep the reader interested, but the latter half felt melodramatic and unbelievable.
