I give this book four out of five stars!

22 years ago, Naomi Shaw was attacked in the woods. She and her friends provided testimony to put away a sought after serial killer for life. Today, after he dies in prison, the truthfulness of that testimony is brought into question. Yes, he was a bad man, but did he die in prison because of a lie? We follow Noami and the people she meets along the way as she tries to decipher what the truth really was.

This book kept me actively interested 95 percent of the time, and the other 5 percent of the time I wanted to know the outcome so badly that it was easy to keep reading. I think I said “what the fuck?” at least thirteen times throughout the course.

The book really picked up in the last 50 or so pages, and there were tons of twists. Some were a bit obvious from the beginning, but some were way out of left field. There were a couple turns that I felt like in hindsight I should have seen coming, but I didn’t! I’m so glad I didn’t need to put the book down at all during this section, because I wouldn’t have been able to! Honestly, if my house were burning down, I would have taken the book with me.

Marshall’s writing in terms of imagery was astounding — I almost felt like I was watching a movie in my mind while reading this. I particularly felt this way as I neared the end.

I will say, I was a bit surprised at the end to find out the book had taken place over the span of only a few days. While reading the book, I definitely thought a couple of months had passed… or at LEAST a few weeks. But maybe that was just my misunderstanding.

Additionally, the end did feel a liiiiiittle bit outrageous. But, that’s okay.

This was Kate Alice Marshall’s first thriller, and I’ll definitely be reading her next. If you like a fast-paced thriller that truly will KEEP you guessing, you NEED to read this one!