A Brief Summary:
Rory Mackenzie is juror number seven on a high-profile murder case in her hometown of Ransom River, California. It’s a place she vowed never to visit again, after leaving behind its surfeit of regret and misfortune and the specter of a troubled past that threatened to disturb the town’s peaceful façade.
Brilliant yet guarded, Rory has always felt like an outsider. She retreated into herself when both her career aspirations and her love affair with a childhood friend, undercover cop Seth Colder, were destroyed in a tragic accident.
While most of the town is focused on the tense and shocking circumstances of the trial, Rory’s return to Ransom River dredges up troubling memories from her childhood that she can no longer ignore. But in the wake of a desperate attack on the courthouse, Rory realizes that exposing these dark skeletons has connected her to an old case that was never solved, and bringing the truth to light just might destroy her.
Our Take:
While reading the book, we recognized some of the elements in which Gardiner usually uses in her novels: Plots with unexpected twists and a capable but vulnerable heroine with complicated histories and motivations. The gunmen single Rory, the main character, out in their treatment and all this is viewable on the security tape. So Rory doesn’t have a choice to clear herself from the crime but to dig into her past and the things that happened to her family.
This quest takes the reader from beginning to the end in the search for a solution to the dilemma. The book is a fun quick read; highly recommend it as a beach-read!
Our Rating: 3.7
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