First published 2003
Misty Wilmot was once a promising artist, but now she's stuck in a dead-end waitressing job on a tourist-ruined island. When her contractor husband attempts suicide, Misty finds herself at the center of a bizarre, deadly conspiracy. As she rediscovers her creative spark through compulsive painting, Misty must untangle her husband's shady past and confront the sinister forces threatening to destroy them both.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller, dark
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Island
Period: Contemporary
272 pages · Kindle Edition · Vintage Digital
Content warnings: depression, mental-illness, suicide