Susan Lentigo’s daughter was murdered twenty years ago—and now, at long last, this small-town waitress sets out on a road trip all the way from Upstate New York to North Dakota to witness the killer’s execution.
On her journey she discovers shocking new evidence that leads her to suspect the condemned man is innocent—and the real killer is still free. Even worse, her prime suspect has a young daughter who’s at terrible risk. With no money and no time to spare, Susan sets out to uncover the truth before an innocent man gets executed and another little girl is killed.
But the FBI refuses to reopen the case. They—and Susan’s own mother—believe she’s just having an emotional breakdown. Reaching deep, Susan finds an inner strength she never knew she had. With the help of two unlikely allies—a cynical, defiant teenage girl and the retired cop who made the original arrest—Susan battles the FBI to put the real killer behind bars. Will she win justice for the condemned man—and her daughter—at last?
A story that sweeps back and forth between the past and the present, The Necklace kept me turning those pages, unsure of how it would all unfold.
Susan was a character I felt connected to since her love of her lost daughter and her uncertainty about events she is only now remembering kept my heart pounding as I turned to the very last page. And the final reveal was one I had been hoping for all along. 5 stars.
***My e-ARC came from the publisher via NetGalley
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Hi Laurel-Rain, Thank you so much for your review! It made my day. I’m glad you connected so strongly to Susan. Cheers, Matt
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Thanks, Matt, your book made my day!
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I really enjoyed this book too. Loved the ending as well.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts….great review.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, so did I!
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