In 1985 a serial killer in Brighton Falls, Connecticut
named Neptune surgically removes his captives' right hands
which are then left in a paper bag on the doorstep of the
police department. After feeding them buttered lobster he
strangles them, leaving them naked and in the open on the
4th day to be found. Thirteen year old Regina Dufrane's
beautiful mother, Vera, is victim #4, but her body is never
discovered. Reggie is raised by her Aunt Lorraine until time
for college.
Leaving her friends Tara and Charlie behind, Reggie makes
her own way in the world receiving accolades as one of the
top architects in the Northeast. The three have kept secrets
deeply hidden stemming from that horrid summer. Now living
in Vermont Reggie is called back 25 years later to confront
the horrible past of that summer after Vera is found alive
and dying of cancer. Vera is not of a right mind and cannot
help Reggie and Charlie, who are determined to uncover the
murderer as Tara's severed hand reveals the next victim.
The many strings attaching the residents of Brighton Falls
places suspicion on many. Finally revealing who her father
is, Reggie becomes drawn into the web of Neptune along with
Tara, and is forced to use her wits to save them both.
This is one chilling tale of a cold blooded serial
killer, choosing a very macabre ritual for his victims and
their deaths. This has a very twisted ending and will keep
you vacillating from one suspect to another with each clue
that is uncovered. This is an exciting and chilling mystery
that absolutely keeps you tied to your seat. Jennifer
McMahon definitely has the gift of keeping readers in
suspense and waiting for the next chilling event. Normally
this is not the type of book that I read, but I have to say
this one definitely kept my attention and was an
extraordinarily exciting read.
The summer of 1985 changes Reggie’s life. An awkward
thirteen-year-old, she finds herself mixed up with the
school outcasts. That same summer, a serial killer called
Neptune begins kidnapping women. He leaves their severed
hands on the police department steps and, five days later,
displays their bodies around town. Just when Reggie needs
her mother, Vera, the most, Vera’s hand is found on the
steps. But after five days, there’s no body and Neptune
disappears.
Now, twenty-five years later, Reggie is a successful
architect who has left her hometown and the horrific
memories of that summer behind. But when she gets a call
revealing that her mother has been found alive, Reggie must
confront the ghosts of her past and find Neptune before he
kills again.
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