FICTION

Half Moon Bay

Scribner. Jul. 2018. 272p. ISBN 9781501190889. $26; ebk. ISBN 9781501190902. THRILLER
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Moving from Berkeley to Half Moon Bay, CA, was supposed to help Jane heal. But Angela, the teenage daughter Jane lost a year ago in a car accident, haunts her memories daily. Jane has managed to get a job at a local garden center but is only getting by. In addition to losing her only daughter, her marriage to Rick failed along the way as well. So when she meets newcomers Alma and Edward, Jane is in desperate need of friends. Edward is tall, dark, and handsome, and it isn't long before the three are more than friends. In addition to cobbling her life back together, Jane is now faced with more loss as young girls begin to go missing in town. Jane is suddenly under suspicion, as she can't come up with an alibi each time a girl disappears. Has her grief driven her to this end, taking girls to fill a hole in herself?
VERDICT Despite the unlikable trio of characters, this latest psychological thriller from LaPlante (A Circle of Wives; Turn of Mind) is sure to satisfy the author's fans. [See Prepub Alert, 1/22/17.]
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