by Linda Barnes
Huh. Didn't see that ending coming, but it want so much a gasp-shocker as an, "Oh. That's why things got cagey and word." Awkwardly written in places. Several f-bombs right near the end. Meh.
This book was my introduction to Linda Barnes and a bit of a revelation. To say this story is a bit of a slow burner would be a gross understatement. The story, told by Em as if she is talking to Teddy – or since he is dead by the time the story starts, his ghost – seems to be about a young and very...