Noah is alone when he gets the call. That's not surprising; Noah is usually alone. He gave up his career as a lawyer and now lives in a remote cottage where he writes books about the criminal mind. He doesn't have friends where he lives and really has no interest in anyone from his former days.
The call is from Will, his best friend growing up. They fell out years ago over a woman and Noah hasn't talked with him since. They both loved April, the mysterious girl who came to their school when they were all teenagers and who Noah never gave up on. He found her again after she left the village where they all grew up April and Noah were to be married but she left him right before the wedding. The next time he heard from her, she was engaged to Will.
Now Will is a famous doctor and he is calling from the hospital. April has just been brought in. She is in a coma after an overdose and worse, she is a suspect in a murder. The victim is her stepfather, the man who abused her growing up. Noah knows he has to go and see what he can do to help. Was April the person the police believed her to be or a victim who had spent her life running from her past? As he delves into April's recent life, he starts to discover things he never knew. Can Noah discover the truth about what happened?
Debbie Howells has written a brooding mystery that slowly reveals the truth about the three adults who started their journey together as teenagers. Noah peels back layer upon layer of deceit and he realises that he never knew April at all. The reader is encouraged to examine their own life and relationships and attempt to see if new eyes can explain things in the past that never made sense. This book is recommended for mystery readers.
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