3/5
This is a haunting book about just how difficult it is to escape the past. Ralph Truitt takes out a personal ad in the paper, seeking a reliable wife. He is getting lonely as he ages and he wants someone to be with. Catherine answers his ad and agrees to marry him. Right from the start, we realize that the characters are not who they appear to be. Truitt is not simply a lonely aging man and Catherine is not as sweet and innocent as she appears. Truitt's ulterior motive for marriage is to send his new wife to find Antonio, the son he raised albeit in a cruel way. When Catherine goes to meet Antonio to convince him to return to his father's house, the story takes another turn. They already know each other. In fact, they are lovers already united in a mission to kill Truitt so they can claim all of his riches. Page after page, more dark secrets are revealed all the way up to the stunning climax.
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