The story opens in 2004 with Rosalie walking with her brother Dallin in the isolated wetlands on the Isle of Man. After losing step with her brother she stumbles across the dead body of a girl who is lying partially in a pond. Rosalie becomes scared and quickly walks away. She then gets lost in the wooded curraghs of the island and isn't found until her mother asks the other residents to help her find Rosalie. When Rosalie tells the authorities what she saw, no one believes her.
Fast forward to the present day with Rosalie still living in her mother's home following the death of her wife Beth. She is shocked into helping Dallin's girlfriend Cora, who is searching for her long lost sister Simone. Simone disappeared around the same time that Rosalie saw a dead body and Cora wants Rosalie to return to the area with her to search. Rosalie is reluctant because she had been ridiculed all her life for telling the "story" about seeing a dead body. However, she likes Cora and agrees to help her look for her sister.
The book had a quick pace that was led by many twists and turns in the plot. The characters were OK but not memorable enough for a series. While there were plenty of twists, I wouldn't call the book a thriller as it is advertised. A lack of tight suspense makes it a murder mystery, albeit a fine one.
4 out of 5 stars.
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