Promise Not to Tell

by Jennifer McMahon

49-year-old Kate returns home to Vermont to decide on the best care for her Alzheimer's afflicted mother.  On her first night, a young girl is murdered - a crime that mirrors the death of Kate's best childhood friend, Del.   As Kate revisits her childhood and Del's murder, she finds that the past and present combine in terrifying ways.

This book kept me riveted from beginning to end.  Who murdered Del, and who murdered the most recent victim, leads the reader on a long trail of suspects that all turn up innocent.  It's only when Kate stops and revisits what really happened to her friend Del that the truth can come out.

"Promise Not to Tell" stared out at me from the Target shelf for several weeks before I finally bought it.  The cover is intriguing and really pulled me in.  You all know by now that I don't buy many books brand new at full price, but in this case, I'm very glad I did.  I'll definitely be on the lookout for more by this author, either when the library here opens or at Target.  Do yourself a favor and get this book.