Jason Feldman finds more than he bargained for when he starts investigating his girlfriend’s somewhat suspicious death. A recovering drug user, it appears that his late girlfriend took one for the road. Jason, like the author of this book himself, is a recovering addict and lost his license to practice law. That element is a substantial part of the book and it’s to the author’s credit that he can call on his own experiences to create a novel.

The twist is delivered fairly early in the piece and from that point on, it’s a fairly smooth ride whilst the dominoes fall. Not being in that world myself, I don’t know how much truth is reflected in this novel about the pitfalls of so called recovery homes but with the opioid epidemic being what it is in America, nothing would surprise me.

A novel that speaks openly about the demons that are out there but doesn’t deliver enough grit to be a thriller.

I think this book has really good bones. The story is interesting, and I really like the main character. However I think there is a lot of holes in terms of some of the plot points. We are hinted at a back story for the main character but never get it fully fleshed out. Also the main female lead feels very wishy washy, she doesn't hold firm on anything she says. The ending also felt incredibly rushed. Overall I think it had a lot of potential but fell a little flat. I would not be opposed however to reading more books by this other.