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Violet returns to Normal, Alabama after 11 years away. She returns to claim her inheritance from her deceased mother’s estate and help her sister take care of their ailing father. Violet left town after her friend Ainsley went missing. The locals believe Violet killed Ainsley, and now with Violet’s return home, they believe the truth will finally be revealed.When Violet was 14 years old, she and Ainsley met up for a late night swim. That night, Violet was found confused and wandering the woods.
Wow, where to start. I suppose I'll begin with the utterly ridiculous twists--Hyacinth faked her death, Boone somehow swapped a corpse (?!) to help her, Violet's parentage. I didn't care for the crow subplot because it seemed so extraneous to the plot, despite the author's best efforts to make it seem important. This applies to Violet's weird witchy superstitions as well. The plot is very predictable and almost formulaic, like the author had a list of "Things to Include in Your Southern Mystery
Wow! To say that I like Southern Noir is an understatement and when it done well, it knocks my socks off. Cold Waters, my Amazon First Reads selection for March knocked it out of the park and into the parking lot beyond. This is one amazing chilling, twisty, dark book!When Violet was 14 years old, tragedy struck in the town of Normal, Alabama and the town blamed Violet for its loss. A young girl vanished without a trace, the last person to see her was Violet, who was found wandering in the fores...
I just wasnt that into it. I was all set to give it a 3, until near the end, when it turns out that every character is either: a murderer, covering up a murder, protecting a murderer, concealing evidence, planting evidence, framing innocent people, disposing of bodies, and/or stealing corpses. And these are the protagonists! And then they all live happily ever after. Hard no from me.
