A disoriented woman stumbles out of the woods, to the marina of Gig Harbour and into the arms of Silas Wayland, the deaf brother of police officer Max Wayland. She does not know who she is or what happened to her, and Silas offers to take her in for the time of the investigation. Soon it becomes clear that this is not a simple case of either abduction or assault, and that the female victim, for now named Daphne, may not be as innocent as assumed. While her memory slowly returns, things become seriously hot between Daphne and Silas, who seems to have some secrets of his own.
This was a fast-paced read with a very complex and tangled story-line, but it was intriguing to follow Daphne on her journey into her own past, each step raising questions and even more self-doubt. Whom can she trust, and even more important, can she trust herself? The author constructed a clever web of intrigue and deceit, and only at the end all threads became untangled to reveal a dangerous, even deadly conspiracy. A decent debut novel which at the end hints at a possible and welcome sequel.
(thanks to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)