A chilling suspense novel about the
far-reaching implications of rampant and hidden domestic abuse.
The harrowing, far-reaching implications of
domestic abuse are central to Nora Roberts's Under Currents. The novel
begins in Lakeview, an upscale lakeside community in the Blue Ridge Mountains
of North Carolina, where Graham Bigelow, an upstanding surgeon, and Eliza, his
stay-at-home wife, raise two children: 14-year-old Zane and 11-year-old Britt.
The foursome may look like an idyllic family--they have everything money can
buy. But at home, Dr. Bigelow is a cruel, abusive and tormenting figure who
beats his complicit wife and their innocent children. With the help of a
trustworthy family friend, Zane confronts his violent father, who--along with
his mother--is ultimately sent to prison.
The action then moves ahead 18 years. Zane,
now a successful lawyer, returns from Raleigh and resettles in his old
hometown, while Darby McCray, a Baltimore landscaper recently divorced from her
own abusive husband, takes up residence in Lakeview in order to make a fresh
start. Zane and Darby start a romance, but the deep pain of their pasts
complicates their relationship--along with the re-emergence of Zane's father,
released from prison and seeking vengeance.
Readers can always count on Nora Roberts (Shelter in Place, Come Sundown) to deliver high-octane thrillers that focus on the
bonds of small-town life, dark secrets and the prospect of new love complicated
by evil lurking around sharp corners. She doesn't disappoint in Under Currents, a chilling, suspenseful story that proves how appearances can be
utterly deceiving.
Under Currents by Nora Roberts
St. Martin’s Press, $28.99 Hardcover, 9781250207098, 448 pages
Publication Date: July 9, 2019
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