Een pas gescheiden architecte probeert met hulp van een therapeut terug te gaan in haar herinnering om de dood van haar schoonzusje, wier lichaam na vijfentwintig jaar wordt gevonden, op te heldereb ( )

Wow. A brilliantly crafted mystery that's much more than the typical exciting, action-packed thriller.

All about Jane Crane, architect, and her beautiful childhood memories of both her family, and her husband's family. Alan Martello, Jane's larger-than-life, successful writer; father-in-law and master of the Stead, a large, comfortable home to his 4 sons and 1 daughter.Parties of all kinds like mushroom hunting, holiday dinners, barbecues with wonderful 'golden' memories.were held there year after year. But... then Jane's closest friend Natalie Martello goes missing.

Twenty-five years later Jane dissolves her marriage to Claud recognizing her unhappiness but unable to articulate or explain why. The two families are so intertwined and so Jane continues visiting, socializing and cooking at the Stead and plans an extension of the home. It is when she starts digging the area for the extension that the past crashes into the present.

Families are both wonderful and awful.

I found the endless drinking and smoking time-wasting and used as filler material. Other than that, lol, excellent intelligent psychological read.

Quite a good read or listen in this case but it was a bit boring in the middle. The ending was better but I did guess who it was ( )

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My first Nicci French book. Easy to read and met my criteria of not too many characters to keep a track of. The murder and its circumstances are grisly and the book perhaps goes on just a bit too long as it hashes and rehashes the scene of the crime. Some subplots seem to be left by the way side. A satisfying and interesting read. ( )