Published by William Morrow Genres: Crime, Fiction, Gothic, Mystery
Format: ARC, eBook
The book begins with eighty-five-year-old Miriam Gardiner walking out onto the vast frozen river behind her home. When she was a young woman, she used to sneak out late at night to meet her lover, walking across the ice to their secret rendezvous meeting place. Miriam has Dementia, she knows how to get to their special place, she just doesn’t know he won’t be there. As she walks upon the ice, it begins to crack….
How did she get on the ice? By her own choice, was she urged to do so, was it suicide, or a terrible horrible accident?
When her family gathers it is evident that they have secrets but so did Miriam. The story progresses and readers learn about Miriam’s past. The book is told through the POV of Miriam and her granddaughter, Delphine.
I loved the premise of this book, the atmospheric feel of the winter and the thin ice. There are secrets and motives in this book. Described as a “A Knives Out-style whodunnit, I had very high hopes. For me, this was good not great. It’s hard when you see a description and a comparison to Knives Out and then to have the book not be as you are expecting based on a comparison.
Others enjoyed the book more than I did, so please check out their reviews as well.
Thank you to William Morrow & Company and Edelweiss who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.