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Well Mr. Coben -- you certainly write good mystery novels. I need to explore more of your works.

Trust plays a very important role in our life -- I mean we have to trust a number of people in our daily life - that's how our society functions. Whom do we trust most - our family and close friends. What if certain events turn your world upside down - you don't know whom to trust - your paranoia makes you suspect your friend and you start doubting your own sanity as well.

The protagonist of the story - Maya Stern is an ex-military pilot who was forced out of the army because of an operational blunder and worse than that her sister and husband have been murdered - her husband's murder took place in front of her own eyes. Maya spends sleepless nights due to PTSD and has to take care of her two year old daughter alone. Her struggles at trying to be a good mother, her refusal to seek medical help for her condition, her not-so-flattering opinions on the super wealthy -- all make her a real human -- we all have our struggles, our stubbornness and opinions.

She watches something on her nanny cam and gets drawn into the conspiracy. She sets out to solve the murder of her sister and husband - seeks help from an army buddy and even forms an unlikely alliance with a whistle-blower who had hurt her in the past.

To use the cliched expression - the past refuses to stay buried and still claims victims - I won't say anything more for fear of revealing the plot.

The mystery would keep you turning the pages - the author has created an atmosphere where you don't know whom to trust. The perfect setting for a mystery novel and I simply loved the character of Maya - a lone individual seeking the truth against heavy odds. I have a thing for novels where the underdog - an ordinary man/woman thrust into some extraordinary/ dangerous situation, depends on his/her wits,skills and friends to emerge victorious.

The final revelation is excellent. I wish the ending was a bit different though.

This novel is a thriller which seeks to entertain and it serves its purpose really well. If you want a lighthearted quick read to while away the time, then I would recommend it to you.