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Twenty years ago, Tamara Drayton was found face down in the pool of her family’s summer home on the southern coast of France. Her five-year-old sister Nina is apparently the only witness and she claims she saw her babysitter Josie fighting with Tamara in the pool. Her testimony convicts Josie, who spends the next ten years in prison for Tamara’s murder.

Twenty years later, a true crime podcaster is stirring up trouble by revisiting the case for a documentary. Josie is back in France to visit her brother. Unbeknownst to her, Nina is also in town staying at the villa where Tamara died, contemplating contributing to the documentary. Nina has been wracked by guilt about her testimony and doubts her memories of that fateful night. Her brother, Tamara’s twin, will do anything to keep his family’s dirty laundry from being aired decades after the crime initially devastated the Draytons.

This book had so much going for it: intrigue, excellent character development, rich atmosphere, and skillful writing. I enjoy books that are told through alternating narratives, and here we get different perspective both past and present. I also really like that Bishop incorporated multi-media devises like TikTok posts, past interviews, and case files. The whole mystery was revealed in such a clever and captivating way and the conclusion was super satisfying.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.