April Storm
A Novel
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
“Leila Meacham is a gift to readers everywhere.”—Adriana Trigiani
A seemingly perfect suburban housewife is being pursued by a private detective . . . and hunted by a murderer in this riveting, much-anticipated posthumous novel from the beloved author of Roses and Dragonfly.
Kathryn Walker enjoys an enviable life. Her husband is an accomplished doctor, her children are bright and successful, and she devotes herself to charity work that uplifts her Suburban Colorado community. Settling into a new year, her life couldn’t be better. . .
Until April.
For Kathryn, April has always rained trouble—but this time may be even stormier than the fraught past she’s trying to overcome. Already distraught over the child she miscarried in this same cursed month many years ago, the emotionally fragile woman isn’t ready to consider the overwhelming evidence that someone may be trying to take her husband—and her life.
Featuring the complex characters and powerful storytelling that are the beloved hallmarks of Leila Meacham’s novels beginning with her breakout debut Roses, April Storm is a page-turning triumph that caps a remarkable literary career.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A suburban housewife comes to believe she's in mortal danger in this engrossing, posthumously published standalone from Meacham (Dragonfly), who died in 2021. With Kathryn Walker's grown children out of the house, she passes the time volunteering and serving on charity boards in Avon, Colo., while her surgeon husband, Drew, works at a nearby hospital. Then Kathryn notices a strange man following her, but she decides against going to the police. At the supermarket one afternoon, local rancher Mike McCoy spots Kathryn's pursuer and lets her know the stalker might be a private investigator. Kathryn can't imagine who would hire a PI to track her, but things take a turn for the sinister when one of Kathryn's fellow library volunteers—who happens to be a spitting image of Kathryn—is mowed down by a runaway car. With Drew growing increasingly withdrawn, leading Kathryn to fear he's having an affair, she flees Avon, unwittingly bringing herself even closer to danger. The espionage-tinted action keeps readers on their toes with finely tuned pacing and twists that land on just the right side of believability. Too-tidy ending aside, this satisfies.
