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Tessa Irons lives on the canals of Venice Beach in California. It’s an exclusive community populated by the well-to-do. It’s also a popular tourist attraction, which makes the residents feel like fish in a bowl. But Tessa feels safe there. At least she did.
Tessa designs high-end jewelry, often one-of-a-kind pieces, made with metals and precious stones. Her husband, Gabe, is a trusted fertility specialist who runs his own private fertility clinic. They have what Tessa considers to be a stable life and a solid marriage. She is now very pregnant with her second child, a girl who will be born in a matter of weeks. Their lives seem fairly normal until the body of a woman is found in the canal by their house.
"THE WATER LIES is engaging, the action is fast-paced, and the vivid descriptions of both characters and scenes combine to create a memorable tale."
It isn’t long before Tessa begins to suspect that her husband is keeping secrets from her. Barb Geller shows up in Venice Beach with many questions about the death of her daughter, Regina. She and Tessa team up to find answers. There seems to be a connection between Regina and Gabe, but Tessa tries to convince herself that it can’t be true.
However, when a second person is killed --- a man who works for her husband --- Tessa becomes even more suspicious that he somehow is involved in both murders. Still, she refuses to believe that Gabe is capable of ending a human life. But if he isn’t responsible, then who is, and what do their deaths have to do with him?
Amy Meyerson does a masterful job of not only telling a good story, but also keeping us mostly in the dark until the very end by throwing out any number of possible clues. We get drawn into the mystery, trying to decipher which clues are real and which are simply red herrings.
THE WATER LIES is engaging, the action is fast-paced, and the vivid descriptions of both characters and scenes combine to create a memorable tale. You will not want to put it down until you’ve reached the last page.
Teaser
Heavily pregnant with her second child, Tessa Irons has enough on her mind without her toddler throwing tantrums at the local coffee shop. The boy is inconsolable, shouting “Gigi!” to a woman Tessa has never seen before --- and never will again. The next morning, the woman’s body is dredged up from the canal outside the Ironses’ posh Venice Beach home, and Tessa’s gut tells her it’s no coincidence. Barb Geller refuses to believe that her daughter’s death was just some drunken accident. She heads to California for answers, where she crosses paths with Tessa. Together they hunt for the truth, certain they’ll find a connection between their children. But the police don’t believe them. Tessa and Barb only have each other, their intuition, and the creeping sense of danger that grows with every shocking revelation.
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Heavily pregnant with her second child, Tessa Irons has enough on her mind without her toddler throwing tantrums at the local coffee shop. The boy is inconsolable, shouting “Gigi!” to a woman Tessa has never seen before --- and never will again. The next morning, the woman’s body is dredged up from the canal outside the Ironses’ posh Venice Beach home, and Tessa’s gut tells her it’s no coincidence. Barb Geller refuses to believe that her daughter’s death was just some drunken accident. She heads to California for answers, where she crosses paths with Tessa. Together they hunt for the truth, certain they’ll find a connection between their children. But the police don’t believe them. Tessa and Barb only have each other, their intuition, and the creeping sense of danger that grows with every shocking revelation.
About the Book
Internationally bestselling author Amy Meyerson takes readers on a harrowing journey where two mothers --- one of a woman who drowned and the other of a toddler who might know what happened to her --- are the only ones searching for the truth.
Heavily pregnant with her second child, Tessa Irons has enough on her mind without her toddler throwing tantrums at the local coffee shop. The boy is inconsolable, shouting “Gigi!” to a woman Tessa has never seen before --- and never will again. The next morning, the woman’s body is dredged up from the canal outside the Ironses’ posh Venice Beach home, and Tessa’s gut tells her it’s no coincidence.
Barb Geller refuses to believe that her daughter’s death was just some drunken accident. She heads to California for answers, where she crosses paths with Tessa. Together they hunt for the truth, certain they’ll find a connection between their children.
But the police don’t believe them. Tessa’s husband dismisses her worries as pregnancy jitters, and even though people are always watching along the canals, no one saw a thing. Tessa and Barb only have each other, their intuition, and the creeping sense of danger that grows with every shocking revelation.
Audiobook available, read by Courtney Patterson and Natalie Duke
