Gwen Landon is found dead, floating face down in her family’s pool, an impact injury on the back of her head. Murder is rare in the small seaside town of Shoreham, and Gwen – a well-liked soccer mom of four – is an unlikely victim. However, in the six months leading up to Gwen’s death, a series of events unfold in such a way that a violent end becomes almost inevitable. Nora Holliday never thought she was the sort of woman who would have an extramarital affair. For one thing, as the mother of three and a successful food blogger and cookbook writer, she simply doesn’t have the time. But Nora has also always cared a lot – probably too much – about her image, and how she’s viewed within Shoreham, especially by other women. An affair would mar her reputation beyond repair. Then one weekend, Nora runs into Gwen’s husband, Josh Landon, at a hotel in Orlando. This thrilling story is told from the alternating perspectives of Nora,