Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods. It was on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, and a woman was sitting inside—the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm, and she probably would have been hurt herself if she'd stopped. Not only that, her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise not to take that shortcut home.
But since then, she's been forgetting every little thing. Where she left the car; if she took her pills; even the alarm code.
The only thing she can't forget is that woman, the woman she might have saved, and the terrible nagging guilt.
And the silent calls she's receiving, or the feeling that someone's watching her...
Written by B. A. Paris
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Copyright © 2017 by Bernadette MacDougall
Discussion days :
May 2 - Come back having read until page 165 to discuss the novel and answer some questions!
Consider the following questions :
- 1. Talk about the characters, both good and bad. Describe their personalities and motivations. Are they fully developed and emotionally complex?
- 2. Are there certain passages in the book—ideas, descriptions, or dialogue—that you found interesting or revealing...or that somehow struck you? What lines, if any, made you stop and think?
-3. Make a prediction about what will happen in the second half of the book.
May 9 - Come back having finished the book, to discuss the book as a whole, and leave your final comments!
Consider the following questions :
- 4. Good crime writers embed hidden clues in plain sight, slipping them in casually, almost in passing. Did you pick them out, or were you...clueless? Once you've finished the book, go back to locate the clues hidden in plain sight. How skillful was the author in burying them?
- 5. Overall, does the book satisfy? Does it live up to the standards of a good crime story or suspense thriller? Were you happy with the ending? Why or why not?
- 6. Give a rating 1-10 on your overall impressions of the book. Write any genre or book recommendations that you would like to read in the upcoming weeks.
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