Despite the atmospheric setting, and beautiful art in the story, there’s a bitterness and anger that pervades the book ... Strong love overcomes pain in this latest from Rice which combines suspense with stories of surviovors, sisterhood, best friends, and small communities shaken by violence or death.
... [a] nail-biting mystery ... Rice keeps the reader guessing as she gradually doles out long-hidden family secrets. Fans of intense family dramas will be rewarded.