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All Clare Lehane wanted was a new start. When her problem with pills costs her her job in Chicago, she moves to Money Creek in rural Illinois to take up her legal career in a small firm and remake her life. But old habits die hard, and she soon finds a drug dealer, Henry, who turns out to be the son of her new boss. Henry blackmails Clare into helping him launder drug money, but his plans don’t stop there: he intends to make her part of his cartel.
Everything changes when Clare goes to a party with Henry and his associates. While she’s in the bathroom, the rest of the party is ambushed and killed. She flees the scene of the crime and calls in the murders anonymously. If anyone finds out she was there and saw the killer as they were leaving, she’d lose everything―the job she loves, her law license, and especially her burgeoning relationship with Freya Saucedo, a member of the local drug task force.
Clare is living a lie that runs deep, and telling the truth may come at a devastating price.
Everything changes when Clare goes to a party with Henry and his associates. While she’s in the bathroom, the rest of the party is ambushed and killed. She flees the scene of the crime and calls in the murders anonymously. If anyone finds out she was there and saw the killer as they were leaving, she’d lose everything―the job she loves, her law license, and especially her burgeoning relationship with Freya Saucedo, a member of the local drug task force.
Clare is living a lie that runs deep, and telling the truth may come at a devastating price.
290 pages, Paperback
First published September 15, 2020
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September 10, 2020
3.5 Stars. This was quite the story and honestly I’m a little unsure how much I liked this. I think I have to go with a little over 3 stars since 3 stars is an average rating for me and I think this deserves a little more than that for the chance Laughlin took. I like when authors take a chance especially when they know it could affect sales. To me it means the author has a story they feel really strongly about telling and I like that.
The reason I mention Laughlin taking a chance is because her main character is a drug addict. I love Ashley Bartlett’s Cash Braddock series which stars a drug dealer (it is so clever), and I thought Jessi Thoma’s new book Serenity, about a recovering drug addict, was really well done. Because I enjoyed these examples, I thought maybe I can handle a book about a drug addict. The answer is not as much. There is clearly a difference between a sober drug dealer and sober addict to an addict who currently uses. To be as frank as I can, this book drove my anxiety a bit nuts. This main character, with all her bad decisions, over and over is not easy to read about. I did not like her for most of the book. Laughlin does work hard to make her sympathetic and I think she started to win me over near the end, but overall she exhausted me.
I am going to put the romance tag on this but I don’t feel good about it. The character who is the addict, Clare, uses drugs and alcohol almost 24/7. I have to wonder would the other character of Freya (I like that name) even be attracted to the personality of a sober Clare. Clare talks about how she is not the same person on drugs, especially when she mixes with alcohol, so is it a romance if a person is attracted to someone who is not their real self but an altered version? It’s a question I can’t help but wonder about. Besides that issue, the romance also moved too quickly for me. It’s not insta love but it is fast and with so much else going on in the book I don’t think the romance had time to really develop.
There was some excitement which I enjoyed. The book starts off with a bang and immediately grabs you which is always a nice touch. There also is a baby mystery. I found the mystery to be really easy to guess, but it still kept my attention. But what I really found to be the most enjoyable part was any of the law parts. Clare is a semi functioning attorney and the case she was working on was really interesting. Laughlin clearly knows the law and those parts were well done. I just wish we got to see even more of the big case.
The ending is interesting and I think people will have some opinions on it. I wasn’t crazy about it while I was reading, but the more I sat and thought of it, the more I respected it and was happy that Laughlin wrote it that way. For me it leaves things open for a sequel that has a lot of potential.
If you want to take a chance on something very different from the lesfic norm, this book is for you. It was a bit much for me personally, but I’m glad to see a book out there like this. Making me, as a reader, uncomfortable in this situation is okay and probably one of Laughlin’s goals anyway. So I have to give her props for sticking her neck out and writing a book that is not cookie cutter with recycled ideas. If she writes a book 2, I will read it.
The reason I mention Laughlin taking a chance is because her main character is a drug addict. I love Ashley Bartlett’s Cash Braddock series which stars a drug dealer (it is so clever), and I thought Jessi Thoma’s new book Serenity, about a recovering drug addict, was really well done. Because I enjoyed these examples, I thought maybe I can handle a book about a drug addict. The answer is not as much. There is clearly a difference between a sober drug dealer and sober addict to an addict who currently uses. To be as frank as I can, this book drove my anxiety a bit nuts. This main character, with all her bad decisions, over and over is not easy to read about. I did not like her for most of the book. Laughlin does work hard to make her sympathetic and I think she started to win me over near the end, but overall she exhausted me.
I am going to put the romance tag on this but I don’t feel good about it. The character who is the addict, Clare, uses drugs and alcohol almost 24/7. I have to wonder would the other character of Freya (I like that name) even be attracted to the personality of a sober Clare. Clare talks about how she is not the same person on drugs, especially when she mixes with alcohol, so is it a romance if a person is attracted to someone who is not their real self but an altered version? It’s a question I can’t help but wonder about. Besides that issue, the romance also moved too quickly for me. It’s not insta love but it is fast and with so much else going on in the book I don’t think the romance had time to really develop.
There was some excitement which I enjoyed. The book starts off with a bang and immediately grabs you which is always a nice touch. There also is a baby mystery. I found the mystery to be really easy to guess, but it still kept my attention. But what I really found to be the most enjoyable part was any of the law parts. Clare is a semi functioning attorney and the case she was working on was really interesting. Laughlin clearly knows the law and those parts were well done. I just wish we got to see even more of the big case.
The ending is interesting and I think people will have some opinions on it. I wasn’t crazy about it while I was reading, but the more I sat and thought of it, the more I respected it and was happy that Laughlin wrote it that way. For me it leaves things open for a sequel that has a lot of potential.
If you want to take a chance on something very different from the lesfic norm, this book is for you. It was a bit much for me personally, but I’m glad to see a book out there like this. Making me, as a reader, uncomfortable in this situation is okay and probably one of Laughlin’s goals anyway. So I have to give her props for sticking her neck out and writing a book that is not cookie cutter with recycled ideas. If she writes a book 2, I will read it.
September 9, 2020
It seems odd to say I enjoyed a book that is full of unhappy, tense topics and situations but I found myself drawn in and unable to put the book down, despite my continuing apprehension about how things would turn out. Clare is a lawyer in a big city firm struggling with a drug addiction, who decides to take up a job in the small town of Money Creek.
I haven't read Laughlin before so I can't comment as to whether this fits into the usual tone of her books, but I'll be picking up some more to find out, as whilst the topic of drugs and addiction is at times difficult to read about, I enjoyed the narrative. There are many different characters, but I was impressed that they weren't difficult to keep track of and I appreciated the descriptions of small town life and how everyone hears about everything. Laughlin writes in a style I really like and I welcomed her writing on addiction, Clare's feelings, motives and decisions and how the trade operates.
The book is written from many different points of view, which was done well enough that it didn't become confusing. I found it slightly odd at times that one of the points of view was from a male, but I got used to it. There is some romance in the book, but the thriller aspect is the larger part. I enjoyed Clare and Freya getting to know each other and would be interested in hearing more about them in a future book. I really appreciated the ending - I don't want to give anything away - but it felt like an appropriate, real life ending.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a well written thriller with some romance on the outskirts of the story.
I received an e-ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I haven't read Laughlin before so I can't comment as to whether this fits into the usual tone of her books, but I'll be picking up some more to find out, as whilst the topic of drugs and addiction is at times difficult to read about, I enjoyed the narrative. There are many different characters, but I was impressed that they weren't difficult to keep track of and I appreciated the descriptions of small town life and how everyone hears about everything. Laughlin writes in a style I really like and I welcomed her writing on addiction, Clare's feelings, motives and decisions and how the trade operates.
The book is written from many different points of view, which was done well enough that it didn't become confusing. I found it slightly odd at times that one of the points of view was from a male, but I got used to it. There is some romance in the book, but the thriller aspect is the larger part. I enjoyed Clare and Freya getting to know each other and would be interested in hearing more about them in a future book. I really appreciated the ending - I don't want to give anything away - but it felt like an appropriate, real life ending.
I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a well written thriller with some romance on the outskirts of the story.
I received an e-ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
August 31, 2020
Like most addicts Clare Lehane thought she had it all under control. What started out as an aid to help her with college exams wasn’t that bad, lots of other students used adderall when going through finals. The problem was that even though she passed everything with top grades when she left university and could have chosen a job with any one of the law firms in Chicago but she instead decided to accept the offer made by one of the top firms. Thinking she could rise to the top there wasn’t as easy as she’d thought it would be. So when things got hard she relied on a few adderall and speed to help her get the job done in time. But as many addicts she didn’t seem to realize the drugs were making everything worse. Finally she reached the end, she couldn’t take it anymore. It was time to make a move. So that is how Clare went from a top law firm in Chicago to a much smaller law firm in the small town of Money Creek.
She tries to go cold turkey but she just couldn’t handle the physical pain so she now had to find a new contact she hoped would be able to keep her supplied. Big problems start when she meets her new supplier who just happens to be the son of her new bosses. On top of that she finds herself in a relationship with one of the people in charge of finding the suppliers. Now her supply is running low and it hasn’t helped her in any way when her suppliers get killed during a meeting of the top bosses. Good thing, Clare had to use the bathroom. Only thing that saved her. Everything starts to fall apart.
Ms Laughlin has given us a great read but it did start out kind of slow. I kept with it and when I got into a few chapters I was hooked. Couldn’t put the book down. Simply a great read.
ARC via NetGalley/ Bold Stroke Books
She tries to go cold turkey but she just couldn’t handle the physical pain so she now had to find a new contact she hoped would be able to keep her supplied. Big problems start when she meets her new supplier who just happens to be the son of her new bosses. On top of that she finds herself in a relationship with one of the people in charge of finding the suppliers. Now her supply is running low and it hasn’t helped her in any way when her suppliers get killed during a meeting of the top bosses. Good thing, Clare had to use the bathroom. Only thing that saved her. Everything starts to fall apart.
Ms Laughlin has given us a great read but it did start out kind of slow. I kept with it and when I got into a few chapters I was hooked. Couldn’t put the book down. Simply a great read.
ARC via NetGalley/ Bold Stroke Books
September 2, 2020
I had high hopes for this book, and I'm sorry to say the story didn't meet them. My apologies to Ms. Laughlin.
I did not connect to Clare. I couldn't relate to her lack of responsibility in her job, her drug problem or the massive case of denial she had. Honestly, Clare struck me as a pretty crappy lawyer. I did not understand the attraction Freya had for Clare. I get not being into a person, as Freya was with Jo, but the whole Freya & Clare connection lacked spark and sizzle. It struck me as contrived and convenient. So much of the story floated on the surface of things that I found it difficult to lose myself in the tale. There was no immersion for me. The drug dealers seemed to be stereotypical, with only one exception, and he was a "bit" player. I wanted a better examination of Clare's drug problem, beyond the simple chemical addiction. I wanted to see what attracted Freya to Clare so much that she wanted Clare to be innocent, and was disappointed when we didn't see that.
There was a bit of action in the middle, and the book was structured in such a way that I was curious about the big moment in the book. (I can read the end of a story, but still want to know how things got to that point). So my curiosity kept me reading. But the end was, for me, a let-down.
I feel bad saying these things, because I know how much work goes into a novel. And I recognize that some readers feel this is the author's best work. But I want more from the books I read. I want to connect with at least one character, I want to understand their motivations and feel...something.
I did not have that experience with this book.
I did not connect to Clare. I couldn't relate to her lack of responsibility in her job, her drug problem or the massive case of denial she had. Honestly, Clare struck me as a pretty crappy lawyer. I did not understand the attraction Freya had for Clare. I get not being into a person, as Freya was with Jo, but the whole Freya & Clare connection lacked spark and sizzle. It struck me as contrived and convenient. So much of the story floated on the surface of things that I found it difficult to lose myself in the tale. There was no immersion for me. The drug dealers seemed to be stereotypical, with only one exception, and he was a "bit" player. I wanted a better examination of Clare's drug problem, beyond the simple chemical addiction. I wanted to see what attracted Freya to Clare so much that she wanted Clare to be innocent, and was disappointed when we didn't see that.
There was a bit of action in the middle, and the book was structured in such a way that I was curious about the big moment in the book. (I can read the end of a story, but still want to know how things got to that point). So my curiosity kept me reading. But the end was, for me, a let-down.
I feel bad saying these things, because I know how much work goes into a novel. And I recognize that some readers feel this is the author's best work. But I want more from the books I read. I want to connect with at least one character, I want to understand their motivations and feel...something.
I did not have that experience with this book.
September 15, 2020
All right, I had to digest this one a bit before being able to write a review of it. Although the story is a somewhat interesting crime story, which is something I like, my attention just got pulled away time and again.
Clare is a drug addict, she doesn't see herself that way, but she is one. She uses pills on a daily basis. After another bender, she loses her job at a Chicago law firm. She decides city life isn't for her any longer and packs up her things to start fresh in Money Creek, a town in rural Illinois. She tried for a day to go without her pills but she can't. When she goes to the local university to find a new dealer she gets involved in something even more dangerous than the drugs she is taking.
The book opens with the most interesting event in the book, only to go back in time for the story that leads up to it. With the event in the opener, I was expecting the story to go their quicker than it actually did, I felt like I was just waiting for this event. There is so much of the same going on, Clare doing drugs, obsessing over different things, her new love interest, over and over. When the event finally does come back around my attention was no longer on this book or the resolution of this story. I just wanted this to wrap it up already. This book could have been much more of a crime story than it is now, it's just a story about a druggie and it isn't entertaining in the least.
*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*
Clare is a drug addict, she doesn't see herself that way, but she is one. She uses pills on a daily basis. After another bender, she loses her job at a Chicago law firm. She decides city life isn't for her any longer and packs up her things to start fresh in Money Creek, a town in rural Illinois. She tried for a day to go without her pills but she can't. When she goes to the local university to find a new dealer she gets involved in something even more dangerous than the drugs she is taking.
The book opens with the most interesting event in the book, only to go back in time for the story that leads up to it. With the event in the opener, I was expecting the story to go their quicker than it actually did, I felt like I was just waiting for this event. There is so much of the same going on, Clare doing drugs, obsessing over different things, her new love interest, over and over. When the event finally does come back around my attention was no longer on this book or the resolution of this story. I just wanted this to wrap it up already. This book could have been much more of a crime story than it is now, it's just a story about a druggie and it isn't entertaining in the least.
*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*
August 24, 2020
I’ve long been a fan of the books of Anne Laughlin, and Money Creek is her best yet. If you’re looking for a page-turner with a flawed (but complex and sympathetic) protagonist struggling to make her way, this is a terrific read.
I appreciate the honest portrayal of Clare, a lawyer battling inner demons while lugging a Costco-sized case of denial. As Clare digs herself in deeper and deeper – both in perilous situations and her personal choices – the choke hold tightens around her. I was anxious to see what happened to those around Clare – and to Clare herself – as I always do with Laughlin’s protagonists.
As a City Mouse, I love how the author shares with me what life might be like in a small town. I echo Clare’s concerns: “Will it at least have a coffee shop? A bookstore?...”
It is also a privilege to step inside a courtroom with the author guiding me (“she could easily see Abraham Lincoln trying cases here”) and into law offices and police procedurals. Anne knows her stuff, and her specificity allows me to feel like I was right there in the action.
Her dialogue epitomizes what da Vinci’s is reputed to have said: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Laughlin scrupulously avoids authorly tricks and tics in favor of letting her characters speak for themselves. She is both a reader’s writer and a writer’s writer!
Lastly, Money Creek’s love scenes are discreet - but with heat. As Clare says at one point, “caution had no chance against desire.” Oh-oh!
I’m already ready for Anne Laughlin's next book. The only question I have for her as an author is “What next?”
I appreciate the honest portrayal of Clare, a lawyer battling inner demons while lugging a Costco-sized case of denial. As Clare digs herself in deeper and deeper – both in perilous situations and her personal choices – the choke hold tightens around her. I was anxious to see what happened to those around Clare – and to Clare herself – as I always do with Laughlin’s protagonists.
As a City Mouse, I love how the author shares with me what life might be like in a small town. I echo Clare’s concerns: “Will it at least have a coffee shop? A bookstore?...”
It is also a privilege to step inside a courtroom with the author guiding me (“she could easily see Abraham Lincoln trying cases here”) and into law offices and police procedurals. Anne knows her stuff, and her specificity allows me to feel like I was right there in the action.
Her dialogue epitomizes what da Vinci’s is reputed to have said: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Laughlin scrupulously avoids authorly tricks and tics in favor of letting her characters speak for themselves. She is both a reader’s writer and a writer’s writer!
Lastly, Money Creek’s love scenes are discreet - but with heat. As Clare says at one point, “caution had no chance against desire.” Oh-oh!
I’m already ready for Anne Laughlin's next book. The only question I have for her as an author is “What next?”
September 2, 2020
Clare is a young lawyer who has been on top of everything in her life until she went to law school. She became addicted to pills to stay on top and she thought she only needed them to finish law school but she grew dependent on them. When she loses her job she decides to move to rural Illinois to work at small law firm and to turn her life around.
Freya is a detective who assigned drug task force in Money Creek which have been seeing a lot of increase with drug trafficking. When Freya and Clare meets at a social gathering the attraction is mutual. Clare who wanted to turn her life around falls into old habits and get involved with drug dealers who later turns out to be her boss son. As Clare is way over her head in a no win situation you want to root for her to overcome her demons.
The romance part of the story I think could’ve been more developed it was like Freya had half blinders on because she so focus on Clare drinking that she didn’t notice of other addiction and then you had Clare who wants to overcome everything was in denial most of the times you didn’t want to root for her but then she had moments when you do.
Overall a good read.
I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.
Freya is a detective who assigned drug task force in Money Creek which have been seeing a lot of increase with drug trafficking. When Freya and Clare meets at a social gathering the attraction is mutual. Clare who wanted to turn her life around falls into old habits and get involved with drug dealers who later turns out to be her boss son. As Clare is way over her head in a no win situation you want to root for her to overcome her demons.
The romance part of the story I think could’ve been more developed it was like Freya had half blinders on because she so focus on Clare drinking that she didn’t notice of other addiction and then you had Clare who wants to overcome everything was in denial most of the times you didn’t want to root for her but then she had moments when you do.
Overall a good read.
I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.
October 15, 2020
Am I or am I not a drug addict? I knew going in this was going to be a tough read. I decided to go for it. Detective Freya Saucedo, member of the local drug task force and attracted to Clare. Clare Lehane, drug addict, attorney, constantly looking for her next score, and attracted to Freya. While reading, I thought about drug addiction and the tough challenge of letting go. It is hard for me to believe that anyone would answer the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and their response would be, "a drug addict". Similar to other reviews, it was easy to like Freya and a challenge to like Clare.
Small town drug dealing was central to the story and law enforcement attempt to eliminate it. With Clare at the center, as she put herself between a rock and a hard place. Since so much of this read we are in the head of Clare, it really hits hard how she became addicted and her struggle to maintain her professional work while continuing her habit. From that stand point, the story was well-written. As the story unfolds, I cringed and hoped for Clare. I did appreciate some of the supporting characters, her new boss Elizabeth, Donna (office manager), and Ben (Freya's partner). Though unsettling, it was good for me to move outside my comfort zone and be reminded that there are people just like Clare.
ARC provided by Bold Strokes Books, Inc., via NetGalley
Small town drug dealing was central to the story and law enforcement attempt to eliminate it. With Clare at the center, as she put herself between a rock and a hard place. Since so much of this read we are in the head of Clare, it really hits hard how she became addicted and her struggle to maintain her professional work while continuing her habit. From that stand point, the story was well-written. As the story unfolds, I cringed and hoped for Clare. I did appreciate some of the supporting characters, her new boss Elizabeth, Donna (office manager), and Ben (Freya's partner). Though unsettling, it was good for me to move outside my comfort zone and be reminded that there are people just like Clare.
ARC provided by Bold Strokes Books, Inc., via NetGalley
September 18, 2020
Goodness me this is a strange book... I wanted to shout at Clare, I wanted to shake her, I wanted to sit her down and give her a good talking to but also I was turning the pages. This is a book full of angst and bad decision making but I could totally see how an intelligent woman could follow the path Clare did by just not doing the right thing when she should. It shows how sometimes life isn’t about making bad decisions so much as not making the right ones at the right time.
Clare moves to a small town and vows to beat her addiction to pills which she started to get through law school and the tough corporate world but she refuses to believe she’s an addict. Her new job in a small town means everyone is connected and everyone knows everyone else. When Clare falls for a detective who is investigating the change in local Drug trafficking, her life gets even more complicated. Clare needs to tell Freya the truth but she can't as the implications are enormous to her job, her life, her freedom and her friends.
This is very well plotted and develops at a good pace. I enjoyed it even as I wanted to get a hold of Clare and shake her. Ms Laughlin made me care for an unsympathetic woman and that’s rare.
I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review
Clare moves to a small town and vows to beat her addiction to pills which she started to get through law school and the tough corporate world but she refuses to believe she’s an addict. Her new job in a small town means everyone is connected and everyone knows everyone else. When Clare falls for a detective who is investigating the change in local Drug trafficking, her life gets even more complicated. Clare needs to tell Freya the truth but she can't as the implications are enormous to her job, her life, her freedom and her friends.
This is very well plotted and develops at a good pace. I enjoyed it even as I wanted to get a hold of Clare and shake her. Ms Laughlin made me care for an unsympathetic woman and that’s rare.
I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review
March 3, 2021
While maybe not an original plot line, Anne Laughlin built the Clare Lehane character as a real person would see her. She is intelligent, smart enough to know she has a problem but still deluding herself into believing she can control her addiction instead of it controlling her. This is a core problem shared by most addicts. As a competitive, over achiever, Clare's dependence has now led her from the fast track future she had worked so hard for to a small town law firm where she just wants to heal and figure out where she will go from here. But Clare didn't leave her problems when she left Chicago and she now finds herself between several unsavory characters that leave her no way out without sacrificing her future and maybe her life.
This is a good, solid thriller with a lot of life lesson thrown in that will leave readers wondering where Clare will land in the future. Lots of action to keep the pages turning and a couple of surprises when Clare's life is circling the drain. Anne Laughlin has now joined my authors TBR pile.
This is a good, solid thriller with a lot of life lesson thrown in that will leave readers wondering where Clare will land in the future. Lots of action to keep the pages turning and a couple of surprises when Clare's life is circling the drain. Anne Laughlin has now joined my authors TBR pile.
April 7, 2024
Depressing, and more depressing.
Wasn’t sure what I was getting into here with this story, and it turned out to be 2 main characters, neither of whom were particularly great.
One is an addict, the other a police officer on the drug task force.
200 pages of copaganda and heavily repetitive addiction story telling (speed, meth, Valium) over and over again, and by the midway mark I was hoping the author would swerve the story line and have the town get hit by a meteorite.
Definitely not worth reading a second time, the story ends with a lackluster ending, and no real resolution. Just meh.
Wasn’t sure what I was getting into here with this story, and it turned out to be 2 main characters, neither of whom were particularly great.
One is an addict, the other a police officer on the drug task force.
200 pages of copaganda and heavily repetitive addiction story telling (speed, meth, Valium) over and over again, and by the midway mark I was hoping the author would swerve the story line and have the town get hit by a meteorite.
Definitely not worth reading a second time, the story ends with a lackluster ending, and no real resolution. Just meh.
October 12, 2020
NetGalley Review:
Wow, what an unexpected tension fest! I enjoyed this book immensely. I will however warn, this not for the faint of heart. This is a painful and sometimes too real exploration of addiction and mental health. I recommend this for anyone looking to be left a bit unresolved.
Wow, what an unexpected tension fest! I enjoyed this book immensely. I will however warn, this not for the faint of heart. This is a painful and sometimes too real exploration of addiction and mental health. I recommend this for anyone looking to be left a bit unresolved.
June 10, 2021
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
Thank you to everyone involved.
Interesting characters.
Thank you to everyone involved.
Interesting characters.
December 14, 2020
I really enjoyed this story, the suspense and the characters. Clare Lehane is not your typical main character. She's a smart lawyer and also a very flawed and vulnerable person. In order to kick a pill addiction that she developed while working long hours at a big-city law firm, she makes the decision to start her life over somewhere new: Money Creek.
But we all know that wherever you go, there you are. Clare tries to stay clean but quickly finds herself in over her head and in danger, all while she is trying to prove herself on her first case at the new law firm, and is developing feelings for a woman who happens to be a narcotics cop.
I really liked the bravery Clare shows in trying to keep it all together while the shit hits the fan around her, in part because of her own actions. Anne Laughlin has not only written an absorbing and suspenseful story. She also treats its characters in an unvarnished, honest way that you don't often see in suspense books. Definitely worth the read.
But we all know that wherever you go, there you are. Clare tries to stay clean but quickly finds herself in over her head and in danger, all while she is trying to prove herself on her first case at the new law firm, and is developing feelings for a woman who happens to be a narcotics cop.
I really liked the bravery Clare shows in trying to keep it all together while the shit hits the fan around her, in part because of her own actions. Anne Laughlin has not only written an absorbing and suspenseful story. She also treats its characters in an unvarnished, honest way that you don't often see in suspense books. Definitely worth the read.
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