Every Vow You Break - Peter Swanson - 4.5 Stars

[Olivermagnus]

Abigail is wracked with guilt after a drunken one-night-stand with a stranger named Scottie during her bachelorette weekend. She debates on whether to confess this encounter to her wealthy fiance, Bruce, but ultimately decides against it. She's determined to put this mistake in the past but gets a bad feeling when Scottie approaches her the week before the wedding and wants her to cancel it to be with him. The wedding takes place and Abigail believes she has safely buried her indiscretion as they leave for their honeymoon on a technology-free lodge on an island off the coast of Maine.

There are only a few people staying at the lodge and only two other women. Abigail befriends Jill, another honeymooning bride. After drinking too much Jill confides that she also has a past affair she wants to keep secret from her new husband. It turns out her ex-boyfriend has now turned up as a guest at this ultra-exclusive lodge. But then, so has Scottie. When she arranges to meet Jill the next day, she doesn't show and now Abigail can't help feeling something is out of control.

This was just what I was looking for in a well crafted psychological thriller. Creepy gothic setting, well written characters, an intriguing plot, plenty of mystery and suspense and an ending that took me by surprise. If you are a fan of old movies, you might especially like this atmospheric mystery.