You Always Come Back – Emily Smith

Summary

Nine years ago, July Weaver’s little sister was one of the first victims of the Pacific Lake Killer, a serial killer in Georgia. When other girls began to disappear and were found dead, it was July’s testimony that put her own father into prison for the crimes. After the sentencing, she fled to Nashville to focus on her music career and to try to forget the horrible past. But when her brother tries to kill himself, July is forced to come back home and reunite with her four remaining siblings.

What she isn’t expecting is to uncover new evidence that makes her question everything that happened to her sister nine years ago. Is it possible that July blamed the wrong person? Is it possible that the Pacific Lake Killer is still out there? As the linchpin to the case against her father—and the reason the Pacific Lake Killer case is closed—July knows it isn’t long before the killer will set their eyes back on her.

If they’re really still out there…

Review

In the earlier part of the year I read ‘The Only Survivors’ by Megan Miranda, and I must say, that book cemented my neutrality, or just not really enjoying the past/present way of telling a story. That said, I did enjoy the then and now perspective as it really made me get the full picture of everyone involved and not just Jules.

This is a very cliché thing to say, something a must-see in thriller reviews, but I really just couldn’t put it down! Smith’s writing is just so page turning, and persuasive and takes full control of your mind to get going and getting way too attached to the Weaver family.

Small town vibes, (really) messed up family and a serial killer is exactly what is promised and delivered in You Always Come Back. Even though this is a mystery-thriller, the troubled family aspect took most of the spotlight but it was so necessary for the story and I’m just not mad about it at all.

Solid read.