Jo Bailen is a private detective called in to help a missing persons case for her estranged best friend from childhood, Rose. She returns to her hometown of Delphi, Arizona to try and unravel the mystery of what happened to Rose and who from her past is responsible. 

This was an interesting mystery to follow along and I enjoyed Jo as a character - she is 40-ish, queer, and reads like someone with experience who has seen a lot, rather than some ingenue, which I liked. The story of her relationship with Rose really went off the rails from everything that Rose did. In the end, we find out what was going on, but this happens with not much left in the book. This made the pacing feel off as a result and I wish we'd spent more time with the consequences of Rose's behavior and its impact on her family. The ending of the whodunit just seemed out of left field and I don't know that I saw anything in the story that would have led the reader to the conclusion we end with.

While this didn't quite work for me, I would be curious to read another story by the author. Thanks so much to NetGalley and to Harper Perennial for the advanced copy.