About the Book:
For two decades, forty-four-year-old magazine writer Clara Khoury has lived with missing pieces of herself-her memory. When the recent discovery of a young woman's remains triggers her, she's compelled to investigate. Now, her disturbing past threatens her contented present, someone frames her husband, and their daughter is abducted. If she can't uncover the truth, she might lose everyone she loves.
Locked within Clara's shattered mind are the keys to crimes past and present. Can she recover the forgotten secret before losing her family?
My Review:
This is an entertaining novel exploring the heartbreaking issue of human trafficking as well as the frequently used plot theme of amnesia. This book is the second full length novel in the series and the third, if you count the prequel novella. I would highly recommend reading those earlier works to fully understand this one. The actions and emotions of the characters involved in this story may not be understood fully otherwise.
I find Baumgartner's writing style hard to follow at times. The plot structure covers several characters with the story focus and setting frequently changing. Characters make statements at times I do not understand, wondering if I have missed something that happened.
The characters are developed well and action moves the plot along at a good pace. It just took a bit more concentration than I usually give to fiction to remain engaged in this novel.
My rating: 4/5 stars.
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(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)
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