I'll Be Watching You: A Novel
Mar 2019 · MIRA
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When her teenage daughter disappears, a grieving mother must put together the clues of her child’s sordid secret life to find the culprit.
It’s every mother’s nightmare, but one she will not accept. . . .
In an unthinkable flash, Emmy Fisher’s fifteen-year-old daughter, Leah, seemingly drowns close to shore one summer night—at least that is what the police report says.
In deep grief, Emmy needs time and courage before she can enter Leah’s bedroom. But when she does, she finds something at first bewildering, then unspeakable, as she begins to understand the full implications.
She uncovers evidence that Leah had been secretly involved with someone, someone perhaps older, someone with dark appetites.
Bit by bit, the last few months of Leah’s life unfold in a terrifying way that Emmy can hardly imagine.
All she knows is that she has to find the person who took her sweet daughter’s innocence. No matter the cost.
The truth will set her free. Or bury her.
Praise for Courtney Evan Tate’s novel Such Dark Things
“Recommended for all thriller/suspense collections.” —Booklist
“Written in breathless style, this page-turner relies on quick thrills, surprise twists . . . a fast entertaining tale.” —Publishers Weekly
“Readers will be rapt as they race to discover the culprit, but along the way they will find an authentic, absorbing story of love, friendship, and grief . . . A must for mystery shelves.” —Library Journal, starred review
It’s every mother’s nightmare, but one she will not accept. . . .
In an unthinkable flash, Emmy Fisher’s fifteen-year-old daughter, Leah, seemingly drowns close to shore one summer night—at least that is what the police report says.
In deep grief, Emmy needs time and courage before she can enter Leah’s bedroom. But when she does, she finds something at first bewildering, then unspeakable, as she begins to understand the full implications.
She uncovers evidence that Leah had been secretly involved with someone, someone perhaps older, someone with dark appetites.
Bit by bit, the last few months of Leah’s life unfold in a terrifying way that Emmy can hardly imagine.
All she knows is that she has to find the person who took her sweet daughter’s innocence. No matter the cost.
The truth will set her free. Or bury her.
Praise for Courtney Evan Tate’s novel Such Dark Things
“Recommended for all thriller/suspense collections.” —Booklist
“Written in breathless style, this page-turner relies on quick thrills, surprise twists . . . a fast entertaining tale.” —Publishers Weekly
“Readers will be rapt as they race to discover the culprit, but along the way they will find an authentic, absorbing story of love, friendship, and grief . . . A must for mystery shelves.” —Library Journal, starred review
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Linda Strong
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August 5, 2019
Emmy Fisher is the mother of 15-year-old Leah. Receiving news that Leah has drowned while out one night has her deep in grief. It's only when she goes into her daughter's bedroom that the questions begin. Her daughter, it seems, has been in a relationship with an older man ... someone who had o hesitation in taking Leah's innocence and not in a good way. Leah's life was nothing like her mother imagined. Why did she not know? Why did her daughter not turn to her for help? And was her drowning a suicide ... or murder? This is a well written page turner. Narrated back and forth in time by the mother and daughter, the telling of the story was nicely paced and blended seamlessly. The characters are finely drawn. Emmy's quest to find the man Leah was involved with leads her to a possible three suspects that all hint to having secrets. This one kept me glued from first to last. Many thanks to the author / Harlequin-Mira / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
About the author
Courtney Evan Tate is the nom de plume (and darker side) of New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Courtney Cole. She spend her days dreaming up new characters and storylines and surprising plot twists and writing them beneath Florida's rustling palm trees. Visit her at www.courtneycolewrites.com.
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