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Grave secrets
Delilah returns home to Venice, Kentucky, after separating herself from her family for years. Intent on rebuilding relationships, she's blindsided when she learns her abusive father is being released from prison—and heading back to Venice. Despite the emotional blow, she determines to stick it out for the sake of her grandmother.
Delilah's return has another digging into her difficult past and finding out the truth about her mother's disappearance. She never believed her father's story that Sloan Ramsey abandoned her family—leaving her children in a dangerous situation. Before she settles in or makes headway with the local sheriff about revisiting her mother’s unsolved case, Delilah becomes rattled by several encounters with people from her past. She begins to doubt that her homecoming was a good idea.
Her frustrations are compounded when her brother discourages her efforts to re-examine their mother’s case. The push-back from her family chips at her resolve, and unexpected revelations about her loved ones mount. Each new insight about her mother's life and disappearance forever changes Delilah's perceptions of the people she thought she knew.
As family ties become strained, she forges ahead—and risks her life to unearth her mother's horrifying fate. Ultimately, Delilah must decide if she will sacrifice the reputation and freedom of those she loves most to uncover the truth, because some people will do anything to keep long-buried secrets in their graves.
"Gripping suspense...shocking twists...."
Delilah's return has another digging into her difficult past and finding out the truth about her mother's disappearance. She never believed her father's story that Sloan Ramsey abandoned her family—leaving her children in a dangerous situation. Before she settles in or makes headway with the local sheriff about revisiting her mother’s unsolved case, Delilah becomes rattled by several encounters with people from her past. She begins to doubt that her homecoming was a good idea.
Her frustrations are compounded when her brother discourages her efforts to re-examine their mother’s case. The push-back from her family chips at her resolve, and unexpected revelations about her loved ones mount. Each new insight about her mother's life and disappearance forever changes Delilah's perceptions of the people she thought she knew.
As family ties become strained, she forges ahead—and risks her life to unearth her mother's horrifying fate. Ultimately, Delilah must decide if she will sacrifice the reputation and freedom of those she loves most to uncover the truth, because some people will do anything to keep long-buried secrets in their graves.
"Gripping suspense...shocking twists...."
316 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2020
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November 11, 2020
Got better and better with each page!!
Brilliantly written, captivating , intriguing, suspenseful !! I felt drawn to Delilah and Donnie from page one and I couldn’t wait to see how their stories played out !!!
Brilliantly written, captivating , intriguing, suspenseful !! I felt drawn to Delilah and Donnie from page one and I couldn’t wait to see how their stories played out !!!
December 26, 2020
Mercedes King has been on my radar for a while now, but this is the first time I've sat down with one of her novels; I'm happy to say it won't be the last!
Well-written and thoughtful, this is a story about the fallout of abuse, and the different shapes that life can take for adults who survived childhood horrors, and the circles of friends and family around them.
When this book gets intense, it gets INTENSE. The scenes of violence are graphic but never gratuitous. King is more interested in the aftereffects of violence, rather than the act itself.
I enjoyed this a great deal, and I'm looking forward to checking out more from this author!
Well-written and thoughtful, this is a story about the fallout of abuse, and the different shapes that life can take for adults who survived childhood horrors, and the circles of friends and family around them.
When this book gets intense, it gets INTENSE. The scenes of violence are graphic but never gratuitous. King is more interested in the aftereffects of violence, rather than the act itself.
I enjoyed this a great deal, and I'm looking forward to checking out more from this author!
February 23, 2021
A powerful story.
This story was gut wrenching, brought to life with no apologies. Stories like this one are not pretty, but need to be written. It is at least a 1 hankie story, so be prepared. This is a story that needed to be written. Bravo Mercedes King!
This story was gut wrenching, brought to life with no apologies. Stories like this one are not pretty, but need to be written. It is at least a 1 hankie story, so be prepared. This is a story that needed to be written. Bravo Mercedes King!
December 18, 2020
All of the characters rang true. Nice Job.
December 21, 2020
Excellent! A sad history for Delilah and her brother. This story keeps your interest from page one.
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