First published 2011
Dr. Monika should have died in the car crash. At the last moment, she switched rides and watched her colleague Mattias drive away to his death. Now she faces his young widow, consumed by guilt over the twist of fate that saved her life. Monika devises a secret plan to help the woman financially, but she cannot bring herself to reveal her connection to the accident. Her silence creates a web of deception that makes her vulnerable to blackmail. As the lies multiply, Monika discovers that her shame and inability to tell the truth have trapped her in a dangerous game where others hold all the power.
Genres: fiction, drama, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, secrets, unreliable-narrator
318 pages · Paperback · De Geus
Content warnings: mental-illness