Blurb:
A terrible car crash
sets things in motion for 31 year old Mackenzie when her critically injured
husband, Nick, whispers warnings that someone from his past may attempt to harm
or kill her after his passing. He urges her to travel to Philadelphia to his
childhood home. Find James, he insists. It's the only way out.
His last words are
pushed to the side in the aftermath of his death, as Mackenzie is consumed with
grief. Until the things he had spoken of start to come true. Mackenzie's search
brings her to the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, to the 19th century
mansion where her husband was raised, and face to face with a mother-in-law she
didn't know existed. The two women each have an agenda. Cora, a recluse,
worries that her son revealed devastating childhood secrets to his wife.
Mackenzie is concerned that unless she uncovers those secrets and finds the
elusive James, she may not survive. The two women circle around one another,
hunter and prey. But which is which?
As the plot unfolds
Mackenzie becomes more driven and takes increasingly dangerous risks while
Cora’s precarious mental state rapidly deteriorates forcing her to relive a
past she has worked so hard to keep buried.A gallery of photographs in the
bowels of the house holds clues to generations of abuse, treachery and possibly
murder. Messages hidden in Nick’s childhood Bible within the Epistle of James
have Mackenzie racing against time to put the pieces together, unearth the
reasons her husband chose to vanish when he was sixteen years old, and locate
the person mentioned in Nick’s dying breath.
When James is finally found, the results are more horrifying than
Mackenzie could have ever imagined.
About
I was born and raised in upstate NY and moved to the
Philadelphia area to go to college. I graduated with degrees in psychology.
Although writing has always been my first love I somehow took a left turn in
life and ended up as a therapist in a maximum security
correctional facility.---for the past 7 years. (plenty of fodder for writing
there, I can tell you).
I have been published three times in various magazines,
(True Confessions, Woman's World) The Book of James is my first novel. I am
starting a Masters degree program in creative writing in the fall.
I now live in south Jersey with my two children.
Links:
http://ejgreenbooks.com/
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My Review:
A terrible car crash
sets things in motion for 31 year old Mackenzie when her critically
injured husband, Nick, whispers warnings that someone from his past may
attempt to harm or kill her after his passing. He tells her to find James back in his home town where he grew up. Mackenzie travels to his home town and meets his mother, she offers Mackenzie to stay. During her stay she realizes that Nick's mother has secrets that she doesnt want and hopes no one will find out. She also realizes that her own husband, Nick, has been hiding secrets and lies from her through their 5 years of marriage. Now she is more determined then ever to uncover the truth and find James.
Great suspense and mystery. This book was really well wrote and as soon as I started reading this book I was pulled in and reading nonstop to find out what was gonna happen next. I look forward to reading more from Ellen Green in the future.
My Rating:
I give this book a great 4 stars!
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