Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker

Part mystery, part horror story, part family drama- grabbed this one off the bargain rack at B&N and had very low expectations.  Turns out, it exceeded expectations.  Emma and her sister disappear on the same night under mysterious circumstances.  The mom's a little crazy, the stepdad's a little off, the father's a little out of it...when Cass shows up three years later with her own agenda, no one knows what is going on, including the reader.  The story works and I found myself proposing possible outcomes right along with the detective.  Winning mystery of the year?  Probably not.  Worth reading at the beach?  Sure!

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