This one is quite good. The first three chapters each present a case study of a particular family's tragedy. The characters in all three cases are beautifully drawn and one understands just how devastating each incident is - and then the author spends the rest of the book unravelling the mystery of each one. In all three cases, the answer of what really happened is not what the reader thinks.
Case one - the beloved youngest daughter of four disappears from the backyard where she and one of her older sisters are "camping out" overnight.
Case two - a lawyer convinces his eighteen year old daughter to work in his law firm's office over the summer, as he is afraid for her safety at her bartending job. On her first day at work, a man comes in asking for the lawyer, who happens to be out at court, and kills the daughter.
Case three - a woman isolated in a country cottage with a baby and an obvious case of postpartum depression snaps, and her husband lies dead on the floor after being killed with an axe.
A delightful balance of character study and driving plotline as private investigator Jackson Brodie gets involved in all three cases.
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