Kubica certainly knows how to create nail-biting suspense and unrelenting dread. The story starts with a jolt of adrenaline. Lily confesses to her husband, Christian, that something terrible has happened. She was attacked in the park. Fearing for her life, she struck the man repeatedly with a large rock and was able to flee. In her panic, she drives home, instead of going to the police. Worse still, her attacker was their friend and respected neurosurgeon, Jake, husband to Nina, Lily’s colleague.
Meanwhile, Jake hasn’t come home. Nina’s worried because they’d had a particularly heated fight the night before and both said things that she wished they hadn’t. She figures that Jake just needs time to calm down. Days pass with no word. Nina thinks that maybe Jake has finally left her. They’ve been going through a rough patch in their relationship lately. Nina’s been caring for her ailing mother, and Jake feels neglected. When the hospital calls however, Nina’s alarm skyrockets because Jake loves his job and would never do anything to jeopardize it.
So where is he? Jake’s disappearance baffles Nina and terrifies Lily and Christian. Lily last saw him angry and bloodied at the forest preserve where he physically assaulted her, but she didn’t notify the authorities. Is Jake still out there now, full of vengeance and wrath or is it something much worse? A series of increasingly bad decisions follow, inexorably linking Jake, Lily, Christian and Nina in a twisted maze of deception and terror. Lily recoils at the thought of what might be true, and Nina pushes forward, intent on finding her husband.
Kubica has crafted an intricate and riveting tale. The constant momentum is impressive. I felt Lily and Christian’s palpable anxiety every time there was a knock at the door. I cringed when Christian’s behavior became even more reckless and impulsive, but understood his desire to protect his pregnant wife from the dangerous web she was entangled in.
This was a great book that I genuinely enjoyed.
It’s a propulsive read that’s pensive, too, and that is no small feat. While turning pages in a flurry, I found myself contemplating as well. The idea that one decision or traumatic event can set off a cacophony of life-altering choices is sobering. Each character thought they knew themselves and each other, but were shocked and surprised when unforeseen circumstances tested their resolve. Highly recommend the book. The ending is masterfully done.
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