In the little town of Walton, Georgia, everybody knows your name–but no one knows your secret. At least that’s what Lane Kent is counting on when she returns to her hometown with her five-year-old son. Dangerously depressed after the death of her husband, Lane is looking for hope. What she finds instead is a dead body.
Lane must work with Walton’s newest deputy, Charlie Lynch, to uncover the truth behind the murder. But when that truth hits too close to home, she’ll have to decide if saving the life of another is worth the cost of revealing her darkest secret.
Debut novelist Natalie Walters pulls you to the edge of your seat on the first page and keeps you there until the last in this riveting story that will have you believing no one is defined by their past.
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Violence - 2/5
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Summary
Living Lies by Walters is book to keep you on the edge of your seat and deliver an important message at the same time.
The opening scene captures your attention and creates a ton of questions in your mind. Lane deals with depression and the author gives a very accurate portrayal of depression. From a serious perspective, I found her descriptions of growing up with it the most interesting. You don’t realize what a child or teen must feel when they have depression and not understand what it is or how to deal with it and why they are different. Her family dynamics added more complications in dealing with it.
We also have a mystery of a murdered young woman. One of the suspects is a veteran from Vietnam who deals with PTSD. Once again the author did an amazing job of sharing not only his experiences, his trouble coping but also reminding us of how unfairly they were treated when they returned.
In addition to all of this was a beautiful romance. Charlie the new detective is a retired Marine who has his own experiences of depression and its repercussions. His acceptance of her and his growing feelings were beautiful. It is what you want in any relationship: that acceptance and that feeling that we are in this together. The question is can she accept it.
I highly recommend this book. It takes on more serious subject matter and is worth the read.
Sexual content - kissing
Violence - a woman is murdered,
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