I really enjoyed this book! Ben Owens is a podcaster looking into a case from five years ago in which a young woman is accused of killing her best friend, Savvy. Lucy Chase was never arrested, but everyone in her small town thinks she's guilty, so she moved away to get away from the gossip and accusations. Lucy returns to her hometown for her grandmother's 80th birthday party and is surprised to learn Ben is also in town conducting interviews for his broadcast. Lucy eventually agrees to assist Ben, but there is a major obstacle - Lucy doesn't remember what happened the night Savvy was killed.

Lucy is a very unique character and her frequent intrusive thoughts about killing are shocking. I read a lot of thrillers, but Lucy makes this one stand out. In spite of Lucy's strange inner dialogue, I liked her even though I wasn't sure I could trust her version of things. In fact, the town of Plumpton, Texas is full of unlikable characters ranging from a little shady to downright horrible, and I gave up trying to keep track of which of them had hooked up with each other. I only fully trusted Lucy's grandmother, who is a delightful character that I liked from the very beginning.

Mixed in with Lucy's narration of the story are transcripts from the podcast. Many bombshells about the case and about the people are Plumpton are dropped throughout the book in the podcast episodes. The book is intense but is not without humor. One of my favorite scenes of the book is when Ben joins Lucy at a family event after he had made a shocking revelation about someone in her family. I kept changing my mind about who had actually killed Savvy and was surprised when a dramatic showdown exposes the true killer but leads to a great ending. 

I received an advance copy of this ebook at no cost from NetGalley and Celadon Books, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.