After Anna by Lisa Scottoline

After Anna by Lisa Scottoline

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


After Anna by Lisa Scottoline

April 2018

I received a digital copy of this ARC for review from NetGalley and St Martins Press.

A suspenseful novel in true Scottoline style, providing twists and unexpected turns in plot. This story is narrated with alternating chapters from Maggie’s perspective “before” Anna and Noah’s perspective “after” Anna during his murder trial.

Maggie has almost everything she wanted with a new husband, Dr. Noah Alderman, a pediatric allergist and his 10 year old son, Caleb. Although she feels fortunate to have such a loving and caring new family, she can’t help but ruminate on her past transgressions.

She has many regrets for the postpartum psychosis she experienced after giving birth to Anna. Her marriage to Florian soon failed resulting in an acrimonious custody battle. Since Maggie last saw her daughter at 6 months old, she continued desperately to develop a relationship with Anna. Her affluent ex-husband had remarried and moved to France sending Anna off to fancy boarding schools.

One Easter Sunday, Anna receives an unexpected call from her daughter, Anna. Apparently, Anna has been stateside at a private high school Congreve in Maine. Her daughter, now 17 years old, wants to reconnect and meet her mother. Everyone is thrilled when Anna comes to live with them after her father is killed in a plane crash.

What begins as a wonderful reunion soon begins to disintegrate the once happy family when lies and deceit gradually emerge. There’s no way to prepare for the twists and turns this story will take as Noah stands trial for murder. Truths and lies become entangled making it difficult to decent who to believe.



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