As a general rule, this sort of psychological suspense isn't my favorite of mystery sub-genres. However, this book drew me in right from the beginning. The main character, Joey (short for Josephine), is a young woman who married a charming loser right around the time her mother died (we've all known someone who did that, right?). As the book opens, she and her husband have returned from working at hotels, bars, etc in the Mediterranean and are staying in a gorgeous house owned by her doctor brother and his wife. Joey develops an obsessive crush on an older, married man who also owns a gorgeous house on the same street and is the headmaster of a local school. I'm not exactly sure why this crush developed - supposedly, she just saw him out of a window (on the street with his wife and child) and was struck by lightening. I'd find that a little more believable if she developed a crush on him before seeing him with his family. Nevertheless, the writing is so smooth and engaging that this book keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next.