There are a handful or so of authors that I keep an eye on for their next books – Liane Moriarty is one of these authors.

~Sheila

The Delaney’s are that family. Everyone in their community knows them from their long running Tennis Academy. Both Joy and Stan are avid players, and their 4 children, Amy, Troy, Logan and Brooke grew up playing as well, common fixtures on the court.

But when the children grow up and no one wants to take over the Academy, the Delaney’s have no choice but to sell. And when a scared young girl shows up on their doorstep one night, old hidden hurts take spotlight, and fingers are pointed.

As the family seems to spiral beyond repair, Joy disappears without a trace. Local Authorities suspect foul play and as the siblings try to connect to get to the bottom of where their mother has gone, pieces of a long buried puzzle start to come together, bringing forth a secret that had long ago been buried.

Here we go. Strap in.

I am a firm believer in reading the book first. When I noticed this book was being made into a mini series on Peacock, I was thrilled to see what the movie version of this would look like. I was not disappointed.

Having read the book first (yeah baby!) I jumped right into the into the mini series. I enjoyed the book very much – loving Moriarty’s subtle way of leading us in never knowing which direction the twist will come from.

Stan (Sam Neill) and Joy (Annette Bening) rule their roles. I binged this baby as fast as I could. It was well put together and highly recommended.