HUSH

Author: Kate White ISBN: 9780061576614 3/2010 SUSPENSE Publisher: HARPER COLLINS

When Lake Warren learns that her husband, Jack, is suing for full custody of their two kids four months after their separation, she's pretty certain that things can't get any worse. The upside is that she's working with the Advanced Fertility Center as a marketing consultant, alongside the attractive, flirtatious Dr. Keaton. But the morning after their one-night stand, Lake finds Keaton with his throat slashed and discovers that things can indeed become worse—they can become deadly. So as not to jeopardize her case for custody, Lake is forced to lie to the police. Having just been intimate with a man who has been murdered, and wanting to protect herself from being charged with the crime, she begins her own search for the truth. Meanwhile, the police start looking at her closely, people at the clinic start treating her with hostility, and strange clues begin dropping—quite literally—on her doorstep, and Lake realizes that she is dangerously close to dark secrets, both about Keaton and the clinic. But can Lake stop what she's started before it's too late?

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

If you’re looking for an edge-of-your-seat thriller, look no further. Kate White’s HUSH is sure to please even the most adventurous reader. It is filled with more twists and turns than most amusement park rides, and is just as heart-stopping!

When a woman wakes after a post-coital nap on the terrace outside the bedroom to find the man she’s just been so intimate with brutally murdered, she does what any woman might do—she flees! The problem is, Lake can’t run fast or far enough to escape the ugly episode so she attempts to unravel the truth for herself, hoping to avoid being accused of murder. The cast of characters provides ample suspects, including Lake’s estranged husband. I had no idea right until the very end who did it, or why the murder happened. I chased clues up wrong alleys and fell for false leads, all the while making certain my door was locked! Parts of this book scared the pants off me—and I loved it.

Wonderfully suspenseful, HUSH is one for the keeper shelf!

Kay James