Description: "Jessica Mayhew is a sharp, successful therapist with a thriving practice and loving family. But the arrival of a new client, actor Gwydion Morgan, coincides with a turbulent moment in her life: her husband has just confessed to a one-night stand with a younger woman... Jessica becomes ensnared in the Morgan family mystery, which soon becomes an explosive public scandalone that puts her directly in harm's way. Meanwhile, Jessica is doing her best to keep her marriage and family together, but her growing attraction to Gwydion is impossible to ignore."--Page 4 of cover.
Brief description:
After studying philosophy in college, Charlotte Williams went on to work as an arts journalist, writing for newspapers and magazines, and making documentaries for the BBC. More recently, she also worked in radio drama, writing original plays and adaptations. Williams died in 2014 at the age of fifty-nine.
Review Quotes:
"A tightly focused psychological drama. . . . References to the Mabinogion, Lacan, and the 19th-century novelist Maria Edgeworth raise the tone above most crime fare, and the setting provides the perfect backdrop for a tale of raw emotions and explosive rage. I look forward to more outings for Williams's cool, clever, yet flawed psychological sleuth." - The Independent on Sunday
"A tightly focused psychological drama. . . . The setting provides the perfect backdrop for a tale of raw emotions and explosive rage. I look forward to more outings for Williams's cool, clever, yet flawed psychological sleuth." - The Independent on Sunday
"An accomplished debut. . . . A pacey, intriguing psychological thriller." - The Guardian
"This solid domestic suspense debut, nicely seasoned with gothic elements, should please Gone Girl fans and those who crave a real page-turner. . . . Readers will admire how Williams has created such believable characters and how she weaves effectively psychological theories throughout." - Library Journal (starred review)
"Williams's first crime novel features an appropriately moody setting, a suspenseful climax, and a winning protagonist likely to attract trouble." - Booklist