Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the eARC.
This book is so good, I kept forgetting to breathe because it was very tense (in a good way), not knowing what was going to happen next!
Let's mother left her and her father years ago and they never heard from her again. Grown-up Meg takes a job as a nanny at the home her father sent her to after her mother's disappearance, because she wants to do some sleuthing. What exactly happened that summer and why is her mind so foggy about the sailing accident she was in?
She keeps hearing footsteps and smelling cigar smoke in the attic, but is told there's nothing and nobody there. Then someone leaves notes telling her to leave, or else.
Her fear and tension is driving her crazy, but she perseveres.
What a great read; the answers to her questions were shocking to the core. This book had everything that I love in a mystery!

Meg takes on a new identity and becomes a nanny in a household she believes holds clues to her mother’s mysterious disappearance when she was a child. Throughout the book, long-buried family secrets come to light, and unexpected twists keep the suspense alive.

While the story was engaging, I occasionally found the timeline shifts confusing. However, the mystery and intrigue kept me hooked, and I enjoyed unraveling the secrets alongside Meg. Overall, I felt this was an entertaining and compelling read.

I read this book in one day I was so fascinated by the characters and plot. Meg disguises herself to work as a nanny for one of her cousins she meet as a child. She hopes to find out about the mysterious disappearance of her mother many years ago. Lots of mysterious noises come from the attic, a picture of her mother in her younger years, ominous notes telling her to leave things alone or that she is in danger only make her more determined to find out what happened to her mother and to herself as a young child in a boating accident. If you like mysterious novels with interesting characters you too will enjoy this novel.