Details
- Genre: Mystery/suspense
- Series: Beach House Mystery series (Book #2)
- Length: 418 pages (Kindle edition)
- Publication Date: September 29, 2021
Tropes
- Friends to lovers
- Small-town romance
My Rating
Book Description
“Lindsey Waters never wanted to return to the seaside inn where she grew up. Too many traumatic memories haunt the place, both from her childhood and from days gone by. But with guilt relentlessly chasing her after a tragic choice, she’s desperate for a fresh start.
Mysterious incidents begin plaguing the inn — dangerous incidents — that make it clear someone wants to scare Lindsey away. But why? Does it have anything to do with the two weeks missing from her memory when she was abducted at age twelve?
Childhood friend Benjamin Newsom seems like an answer to prayer when he shows up to work as a handyman. But something is different about him, something Lindsey can’t put her finger on. She’s certain Benjamin harbors secrets.
As peril continues to close in, Lindsey must decide if she wants to face her past or run. She doesn’t know whom she can trust, and whatever choices she makes will determine if she lives or if she becomes part of the inn’s tragic legacy.”
— from Goodreads
My Review
Fixing up her family’s seaside inn is the last thing Lindsey Waters expected to be doing. Together with her childhood best friend Benjamin Newsom, she sets out to repair the property and uncover answers regarding her long ago abduction. When secrets and sabotage hinder their efforts, will they still be able to find out the truth?
My favorite part of this mystery was Benjamin. Christy Barritt did a great job of trickling in details about what he was hiding. While I did have some suspicions, I couldn’t quite put it together.
However, Benjamin wanting to confess the truth to Lindsay and either putting it off or getting interrupted did get slightly annoying. I just knew the truth would come out eventually and cause drama that could have been avoided.
I suspected who the culprit was toward the end, but wasn’t certain about the motive. (Although once the motive was revealed, it did feel a bit overly complicated.)
See Content Notes
mention of ghost stories, mention of hanging, mention of an inn being “haunted,” blood, some mild violence, mention of a battlefield, death of parents (mentioned), mention of the possibility of sexual assault, mention of an affair, noticing and awareness, touching, murder, mention of a woman’s curves, mention of considering suicide, death from a hit-and-run, mention of sexual harassment lawsuits, guns, mention of being on drugs
Favorite Moments
🔑 thunderstorm
🔑 redo and introductions
🔑 ending
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