Billed as a psychological thriller. I did not find that to be the case. A book is not a thriller because there is a murder and the wrong person is accused. A book is not a psychological thriller because a person hears voices. I listened to this on audio and perhaps if I had read it instead, it would have been more appealing. The voice inside the main character's head spoke frequently and it was always so grating and harsh; which perhaps, was supposed to be. I just found a lot of things improbable, which doesn't make for a psychological thriller for me. I have this book in my audio library, so I may go back and give it another go sometime later. This was the author's book debut. 10 hours 14 minutes ( )

This book was incredible in its intensity and its characterizations. It has a plot that is crafted with the misdirection of a gifted illusionist bringing the reader to the point of solution and then disclosing that that solution is incorrect. Lillie writes with a fluent prose and a seamless narrative that keeps the reader turning pages. Devon's friend, Belina, is murdered on the same day that Devon is rushed to the hospital for a premature delivery that turns into an emergency C-section. She is not fully recovered when a college friend is accused of Belina's murder and Devon feels compelled to launch her own investigation. Suffering from symptoms of post-partum depression she struggles with the return of the "Little Voices" that once marked a traumatic childhood. Can she prove her college friend is innocent? Is he innocent? I confess this is one of a few mysteries that kept me from solving the case before the solution was revealed. Lillie's characters are fully developed and complex, and she writes with emotion, crafting a story that integrates the narrative, the characterizations and the plot to bring everything together in a climactic conclusion. I look forward to her next book! ( )

When I read the first chapter of this book, I was immediately interested. However, the book took a turn into a financial crime story tied into a murder, which I didn’t expect. There was a lot of detail on fishing boats and licenses, and money laundering. Devon Burges has just had a baby at only 28 weeks gestation. While getting prepped for surgery for a C-section, she hears that her friend has been found dead.
When Devon is home, she hears “little voices” in her head telling her she is a bad mother, she isn’t enough, etc. She is dealing with post-partum depression, but she feels the need to investigate her friend’s death. Another friend is arrested for murder, but Devon believes he is innocent.
I wanted to really like this book, but I felt it got bogged down in all the financial detail. The ending was a bit of a surprise. ( )

DNF ( )

I wanted to like this book, but I was nearly a third of the way and started skipping the "voices" before I started caring what happened. It was a nice mystery, but I found the premise to be contrived and the characters underdeveloped. ( )