Wow! Another amazing mystery by Lanyon! Yeah, like someone is going to be surprised by this :P

But really, the way the plot slowly unravels in this one is truly fantastic. Atmospheric, so in the vein of 'The Great Gatsby', these characters are never really, truly in the world the rest of us inhabits.

The mystery is deepened by old lies, omissions and secrets and although a part of it you can suspect early enough, the truth, when revealed, is still shocking.

The romance is secondary, but not undeveloped. Griffin and Pierce made an unlikely pair, all their relationship shadowed by the mystery, by Pierce suspicious about who really Griffin is, and by their own issues:

“My ex says I have intimacy issues. I wonder if that’s the same thing.”
“No.” Pierce turned off his laptop and set it aside. He turned on his side facing Griff, propping his head on his hand. “‘Intimacy issues’ is code for ‘I haven’t met the right person.’”
“And what is ‘trust issues’ code for?”
Pierce held his gaze. “I’m afraid to believe I’ve met the right person.”

Another to the favourites shelf :) ( )