Piper Boone is hiding out at the family mansion on remote Curlew Island, South Carolina. She has faced tragedy many times in her life and now she is just trying to make it through each day. Her family is wealthy and considered the local aristocracy. There is one other inhabitant on the island, a neighbor who calls wanting to talk to Piper. Piper is out to lunch with a friend when shots ring out, leaving her friend dead. Piper was protected from the shooter by a nearby man, Tucker Landry. After this terrible event, Piper returns to the island. Piper has missed the call from her neighbor and wonders why the neighbor called. She decides to visit the neighbor but finds her home empty. It appears as though she just got up and left with her granddaughter due to arrive for a visit in a few days.
Tucker Landry is a forensic artist and after his recovery from the bullet wound suffered while saving Piper, the police ask him to sketch the shooter from Piper’s description as she remembers seeing him. Tucker arrives on the island and meets Piper’s family. Her mother is cold, distant and only concerned with appearances and her son’s political career. Her brother is running for office but seems to genuinely care for Piper. Tucker is dealing with his own grief and sees Piper struggling with her grief. Shortly after Tucker arrives on the island, a body is discovered. From that point, the action, suspense and mystery are nonstop. Oh yeah, on top of all this, there is a hurricane quickly approaching the island!
I thoroughly enjoyed this story! The complex plot and characters drew me into the story right away. Piper’s quoting movie lines and titles when she gets stressed was an interesting way to cope. The lengths that some people will go to in order to keep secrets hidden was enlightening. Piper and Tucker both discover that people aren’t necessarily who they appear to be. There are many twists in the plot that will keep readers guessing and engaged until the very end!
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