Caroline's father disappeared from her life over thirty years ago. She had no hankering to look for him because what she knew and was told about him was disappointing. But his sister Lanie, the aunt who brought her up is at death's door and her wish is that she see her brother once more before she dies and Caroline is trying very hard to track down the illusive Hoff and bring him to Lanie's bedside.
Caroline does not realise that her quest for her father is going to make many people uneasy. From the people he worked with to those whom he had relationships/children with all are determined to block Caroline from her search. Caroline is determined however and despite a dangerous episode where someone runs her off the road, causing her to crash she still pursues the trail.
Disappointing though it is with the end result, the story of her search was a good one. It unearthed clues not only to her father's past but also to the histories of those who were linked to her father - and they were for the most very unsavoury. That is why people were not keen to allow her to unearth information about Hoff.
There were quite a few stories here apart from Hoff and Caroline and it detracted a bit from the main story.
Sent to me by Netgalley for an unbiased review, courtesy of Lake Union Publishing.
Too bad the ending was disappointing, but sounds as if the reading up to that point was suspenseful.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like this author is worth reading even if this wasn't the best book.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds interesting - even if the ending didn't live up to expectations!!
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