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"... a hard-to-put-down psychological thriller..."-Library Journal Starred ReviewPressure at work and home unexpectedly conjoin, driving emotionally fragile Amanda to the brink as the book builds to its melodramatic finish.-Publisher's Weekly: Unlikely allies drive a story in which Rendahl never lets her heroine escape her past.-Kirkus ReviewsRendahl's writing is light and sharp, perfect for a story that moves quickly-from initial crime to deep investigation-while handling intense subject material. -ForeWord ReviewsWhen Amanda Sinclair was a teenager, her mother did the unthinkable. She murdered Amanda's baby brother. After a decade in a psychiatric facility, she now has committed suicide. Or has she?When Amanda receives her mother's personal belongings, she finds a troubling connection to the upcoming parole hearing for cult leader Patrick Collier, the man she blames for her mother's final mental and emotional disintegration. Then Amanda herself is threatened. Amanda peels away the layers she's built between herself and her own past, not knowing who to trust or even if she can trust herself
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Amanda used to be in a cult with her mother,but then her mother went crazy and killed her youngest brother. She is put away as not guilty by reason of insanity. Years later when Amanda is working in a job she loves and while not revealing much about herself she seems to be doing okay. Then her mother commits suicide or does she?
Amanda is a little stiff of a character but I definitely did understand the author's reason for this. The cult background was interesting too. The only thing I didn't like was the secondary plot twist. I would have given it 3.5 stars but rounded up because I did like the cult past connection.