By the end of this book I still wasn’t clear on where the author stood regarding the main character, Cole. Was he a twisted predator or a man with unpopular predilections, but harmless? Araminta Hall raises this question as she introduces Cole as a misunderstood husband abandoned by his wife. After she leaves him, Cole moves to a remote village attempting to form a new life as his marriage is ending. He meets another newcomer to the area, Leonora, and believes he may have found a new partner. But Leonora is also keeping secrets. As Cole refuses to let go of the last vestiges of his marriage, a group of young women are walking the coast in protest to violence against women to make a stance and get attention to their cause. When they disappear (or were they murdered?), the plot gets murky and it’s unclear who the main suspect is. Also available on hoopla audio.