One peaceful morning, in the small, Puget Sound town of Point
Orchards, the lifeless body of Dr. Erin Landry is found hanging from a
tree on the property of prodigal son and failed writer, Elijah Leith.
Sheriff Jim Godbout’s initial investigation points to an obvious
suicide, but upon closer inspection, there seem to be clues of foul play
when he discovers that the circumstances of the beautiful doctor’s
death were ripped straight from the pages of Elijah Leith’s own novel.
Out
of money and motivation, thirty-three-year-old Elijah returns to his
empty childhood home to lick the wounds of his futile writing career.
Hungry for purpose, he throws himself into restoring the ramshackle
cabin his father left behind and rekindling his relationship with
Nakita, the extraordinary girl from the nearby reservation whom he
betrayed but was never able to forget.
As the town of Point
Orchards turns against him, Elijah must fight for his innocence against
an unexpected foe who is close and cunning enough to flawlessly frame
him for murder in this scintillating literary thriller that seeks to
uncover a case of love, loss, and revenge.
About The Author
Sarah Crouch is known for her accolades in the world of athletics as a professional marathon runner. Middletide is her debut novel, and is set in the Pacific Northwest where she was raised.
My Review
This is a debut novel but this author, and the premise of this book also focuses on a debut novel. Coincidence?
My mind was looking into whom was the guilty murderer, and I stabbed in the dark for answers. In the mean time, Elijah is stumbling, and pining for his lost love. Will they ever be reunited and end up together?
Answers come, but boy what a mind blowing read, the journey for answers makes for a page turning read, and yes, I was surprised at the outcome!
Does fiction become reality?
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Atria Books, and was not required to give a positive review.
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