I haven't ever read anything by this author and I'm not sure that I will read another book (unless someone convinces me otherwise). The main characters are Grady, and his wife Alice. Grady is a novelist and Alice a journalist, both living in the United Kingdom. At the outset, we learn that Grady is having a tough day. He's been down on his luck as an author but his most recent book may be on the NY Times bestseller list and he's waiting to hear from his publisher as to whether he's achieved this success. Alice was supposed to be home but she's late because she's chasing a story and Grady is pretty annoyed by this even though she's talking to him on the phone during the drive and is seemingly very supportive. Alice sees a woman on the side of the road, so she gets out (while leaving the line open, leaving Grady to hear what happened) to check on the woman and then the phone goes quiet. Grady drives to the scene and finds her car and all her belongings but no Alice. Alice's red coat is found on the coast, but no Alice and Grady never sees his wife again. Fast for ward a year, and Grady is enveloped in grief and unable to write because of Alice's disappearance. His agent, Kitty (who is also Abby's godmother), suggests that he go to a remote Scottish island and rent a cabin so that he can finish up his novel. And so he does, only to find that the island is uncomfortably small, everyone knows about him (while he knows nothing about them) and everyone seems to know what he's doing, when. Soon mysterious things start to happen - like someone slipping Abby's articles under his door and sightings of a woman who he believes is his wife - and we're off to the races - what is going on?
I was not a fan of this book generally speaking. I DID love how Feeney developed her characters and kept me hooked until the end. The characters are colorful and memorable and I kept wanting to know more, more, more. But that's where I think the positivity ends. I found the reveals and conclusion to be too out there for me. I found myself having to suspend my disbelief a little too much. Not a fan.
Has anyone read any other of Feeney's books? Should I try another one?
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