My first thought of this book was that its simply a retelling of the Natalie Holloway murder case from several years back in Aruba. Many aspects of this story match that from my brief memory of that story. I did like this book although I don't think it should be classified as a thriller. That gives the reader a wrong impression of what they are fixing to read and may disappoint them. It is a little bit of a slow burn for me and there were several chapters that I had to go back and re-read because i wasn't quite retaining things. I have begun listening to the audiobook version of it and that is helping a lot. The audiobook has a full cast and it helps me get a grasp on the characters.