After moving to Chicago for work, Lisa has lost the closeness that she once had with her best friend Molly. In an effort to try to maintain the friendship, Lisa settles on a video chat during a “girls night”. But when Molly steps away to attend to her daughter, Lisa sees a masked man enter the house and shut down Molly’s laptop. Frantic with worry, Lisa phones the police. When she is can’t reach Molly, she decides to drive to Cincinnati to check on her friend, only Molly shrugs it off and doesn’t even let Lisa into her house. This novel by Jessica Strawser shines a spotlight on the intricacies of relationships and skillfully demonstrates the damaging effects that betrayal and deceit have on friendship and marriage.
Reading this now and enjoying it so far!