Alexandra Clarkson is devastated. Her mother has just committed suicide, leaving her suddenly confronted with an immense feeling of emptiness. Emptiness, but also abandonment, because she is now alone to unravel the mystery surrounding her origins and answer the questions she has asked herself since childhood. When she contacts Detective Inspector Daniel Reed, the last person to have spoken with her mother, Alexandra is far from expecting the revelations he makes: she apparently grew up until the age of five in a wealthy and prestigious family.
Alexandra Clarkson is devastated. Her mother has just committed suicide, leaving her suddenly confronted with an immense sense of emptiness. Emptiness, but also abandonment, for she is now alone in uncovering the mystery surrounding her origins and answering the questions that have haunted her since childhood. When she contacts Detective Daniel Reed, the last person to have spoken with her mother, Alexandra is far from expecting the revelations he makes: she apparently grew up until the age of five in a wealthy and prestigious winemaking family in the Sonoma Valley, California, far from the city. Five years she has no memory of, and during which, she learns, her little brother mysteriously disappeared. How could she have forgotten this terrible event, and why have these five years been completely erased from her memory? Determined to discover the truth at any cost, Alexandra continues her quest to break the amnesia, even if it means uncovering tragic family secrets. Secrets destined to remain buried forever… About the author: “Essential,” according to USA Today and the New York Times, Erica Spindler’s novels are the kind “you can’t put down until the very last page.” Her brilliant and terrifying plots are teeming with authentic details that make the reading experience even more captivating. So much so that Erica, who has a knack for transforming any news item into a blood-curdling thriller, sometimes considers herself, not without humor, as “completely unapproachable.”
