A Quiet Storm

A Quiet Storm A Novel

In this vividly written, suspense-driven novel, the secrets shared between two sisters erupt in tragedy. Rikki Moore was always the star of the family, easily outshining her younger sister, Stacy, at every turn. Smart, kind, and beautiful, it was no surprise when Rikki met and married the perfect man -- pediatrician Matt Dresden. Her students at 59th Street Elementary School adored her, the church matrons solicited her help on every committee, and everyone wanted the golden couple to put in an appearance at their parties. Stacy? She was just the overweight little sister who couldn't get her love life together. But the world didn't know about the storms that rippled just beneath the surface of Rikki's image of perfection. Ever since she was a teenager there were emotional breakdowns and obsessive behaviors -- secrets that Stacy was left to bear alone. Folks whispered, but they didn't know. When Rikki's husband, Matt, mysteriously disappears, however, the Moore family's carefully constructed image comes crashing down.
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Janice Hopper@archergal
3 stars
Nov 2, 2022

I read this for the mystery book club. It's not a mystery. It's the sad story of a dysfunctional family with one VERY dysfunctional member, who's enabled by the people who a) refuse to see the mental illness at play and b) enable and support the person until tragedy finally strikes. But I guess you really can't help everyone, even with the best intentions. Some of these folks could have done a little better though. It's probably better than my rating seems, because it made me unhappy to read it, and I took off probably half a star for that. Not the author's fault really. I'm not not loving books that make me unhappy these days. The pandemic has a lot to answer for, man.

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Lauren hughes @lmhughes3
2 stars
Aug 12, 2022