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You Will Pay by Lisa Jackson
You Will Pay is set in coastal Oregon. With multiple narrators, this tale of suspense alternates between a period twenty years ago and the present. The action is primarily based in a summer camp operated by Rev. Jeremiah Dalton and his 2cd wife, Naomi. Jeremiah's son, Lucas Dalton is a detective but also, a former camp counselor. The plot focuses on the disappearance and suspected suicide-murder of two teenager camp counselors Monica O'Neal and Elle Brady as well as the unknown fate of a prison escapee, Waldo Grimes and camp worker, Dustin Peters. The discovery of a human skull on the beach forces a reopening of the case and triggers the counselors return to the camp. Lisa Jackson excels at creating a sense of place. By revealing the past and present through various points of view, she unfolds her story in twists and turns that compel the reader to keep turning the page! The truth revealed shows unexpected recklessness in the teen counselors as well as shocking dynamics in the Dalton family. Jackson weaves a thread of the supernatural with several reporting having seen the ghost of Elle over the years. At the end, the author solves the mystery and the reader is left satisfied. This is a good read.
You Will Pay is set in coastal Oregon. With multiple narrators, this tale of suspense alternates between a period twenty years ago and the present. The action is primarily based in a summer camp operated by Rev. Jeremiah Dalton and his 2cd wife, Naomi. Jeremiah's son, Lucas Dalton is a detective but also, a former camp counselor. The plot focuses on the disappearance and suspected suicide-murder of two teenager camp counselors Monica O'Neal and Elle Brady as well as the unknown fate of a prison escapee, Waldo Grimes and camp worker, Dustin Peters. The discovery of a human skull on the beach forces a reopening of the case and triggers the counselors return to the camp. Lisa Jackson excels at creating a sense of place. By revealing the past and present through various points of view, she unfolds her story in twists and turns that compel the reader to keep turning the page! The truth revealed shows unexpected recklessness in the teen counselors as well as shocking dynamics in the Dalton family. Jackson weaves a thread of the supernatural with several reporting having seen the ghost of Elle over the years. At the end, the author solves the mystery and the reader is left satisfied. This is a good read.
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