When I read that it could be compared to The Woman in the Window, I knew I needed to read this book.

Liz Dawson and her husband have moved into a remote home with few neighbors, except the ones across the creek. With a break from work, after an incident, Liz finds herself watching the activity in the homes across the creek to pass the time. She is drawn to the mother and child in the middle house. When the mother and child disappear, everyone assumes Dee, the mother has leapt to her death taking the baby with her. Liz just can’t shake the feeling that there is more to the story.

This book was a little difficult for me to get into in the beginning, but it picks up once Dee disappears.

The author does a great job giving each character a voice and distinct personality. The chapters were each devoted to a single character, whether its Dee, Liz or the neighbor lady, giving just a taste of their story at a time. No one in this book was free from suspicion. The complexity of the characters make this a thriller to be read.

Thanks to ingrid Alexander, Harper Collins and Netgalley for the ARC. This had a slow beginning but the story ramped up from th 50% mark. It was difficult to champion any of the characters as they were seemingly equally unpleasant with few redeeming features. The problem with some thrillers is its fairly easy to determine the likely murderer and sometimes its good to get it wrong which didnt happen here unfortunately.

This book started slow but I enjoyed the characters and the plot and once I really got into it I couldn't put this one down.
Dee and her baby go missing. It is a suspected murder-suicide. Everyone knows Dee never wanted children.
Liz risks its all to uncover truths with all these surrounding twists.
Overall, I liked this one.

Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy.

#AcrossTheWater #NetGalley
It was so good, I hooked with it.

When Dee and her baby go missing, last seen by the murky waters of Oyster Creek, it is a suspected murder-suicide. After all, it’s no secret that Dee Waters never wanted children. She wasn’t coping with the baby. Everyone in the town believes she leapt to her death, taking her child with her. Everyone except Liz.
Wrestling with her own demons, Liz risks everything to uncover a truth that becomes more complex with every twist. Of all people, Liz knows that just because someone is a reluctant mother, it doesn’t mean they don’t love their child. And it doesn’t mean they’re capable of murder... does it?
I loved the characters and plot whereas narration was a bit slow in the starting.
Thanks to NetGalley and One More Chapter for giving me an advanced copy.

One star is for books I did not finish. Two stars is for books I did not enjoy reading such as this one. I wasn't warming to either of the main characters, nor to the suspicions about Dee's past, Zac being weird yet over-friendly? Nope, not for me.