[close]
Undertow by Elizabeth Heathcote
3★
They said her death was a tragic accident. And I believed them…until now. Carmen is happily married to Tom, although she knows she'll always live in the shadow of another woman—the mistress who ended his first marriage: Zena. Mercurial, mesmerizing, manipulative Zena—a woman who, Carmen begins to discover, had the potential to incite the darkest of emotions. Zena, who drowned in the sea late one night. Zena seems ever-more present, even in death, and when Carmen unknowingly stumbles on evidence that her husband has not been telling her the whole truth, she can't shake her unease. As she uncovers documents and photographs, a very different tale than the one Tom has led her to believe begins to unfold, and she finds herself increasingly isolated and paranoid. As the twisted events of that night begin to come to light, Carmen must ask herself if it's really a truth worth knowing…even if it destroys her and the lives of the people she loves most.The story started out strong but very quickly hit some serious bumps along the way. I became very irritated with the main character of Carmen and her constant whining and nagging. If I had been her husband I might have entertained the idea of killing her just to get her to shut up. She thinks he could have killed his former girlfriend..Zena.... but she convinces herself that she's okay with that if it is true....really??? This might appeal to fans of romantic suspense novels but I honestly didn't get too excited about it.
