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Alice Feeney, you are a genius! The writing is impeccable! Although in the beginning I was worried with the slow-build and hoping it would pick up, not to worry... it will!!! The background of the story is essential in most thrillers to unfold how we get to that final point, so this takes us back to the 80's of three children named after flowers. Rose, Lily and Daisy Darker's personalities are revealed, as well as their upbringing. They were raised by a beautiful, but failed actress mother, Nancy and their symphony orchestra father, Frank. These less than perfect parents, now divorced, are guilty of neglecting their children of love and more about achieving their own goals.

The narrator, Daisy, was born with a heart condition that totals several times she died, but successfully resuscitated. She reveals the secrets and gives insight to each character as suspicions rise over the course of the book. The beauty, strength and audacity of her beautiful sisters will have you feeling sorrow for her and her weaknesses.

Their grandmother, Nana, is the most eccentric character living on an island in a Gothic mansion that can only be accessible when the tide is out. She makes the family members clock-in as an employee would, when they enter her home so she can have a record of the last time they came....LOL! She is an author of a book, Daisy Darker and Her Secrets. What an incredible setting to write in!! She is a hoot and cares for none of the flawed family members, .....rather vocal about it, except for Daisy and Lily's teenage daughter, Trixie.

The atmosphere creates a dynamic view of the characters and their connection to this island. They connect every year celebrating their Nana's birthday on Halloween...how befitting for this lady. When the high tide comes in, they are trapped on the island for 8 hours. This locked room mystery begins when the clock strikes midnight, Nana is found dead. Then one by one the killing continues. Each time a VHS tape is found with each one significantly titled : Watch Me, Hear Me, Notice Me, See Me. They consist of videos from their childhood and each one contains a clue. The book references its course to the Agatha Christie book And Then There Were None..... Each time a stanza is added to the chalkboard Nana has on her kitchen wall:
"Daisy Darker's family were as dark as dark as can be.
When one of them died, all of them died, and pretended not to see."

This dysfunctional family can't seem to forgive or forget the past and therefore their anger is exposed in bits and pieces. Each story or video tape reveals fun times on the surface, but each Darker family member knows the real story beyond the screen. That twist at the end is worth it all! Stay with it until that final curtain is down, as well as when the low tide returns.
"Some people drink to drown their sorrows; others drink so they can swim in them."
Thank you NetGalley and Flatiron Books for this incredible copy in exchange for my honest review.