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The Undercurrent

A Novel

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The Undercurrent

By: Sarah Sawyer
Narrated by: Sara Sheckells
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An overwhelmed new mother becomes obsessed with the unsolved disappearance of a young girl from her small Texas hometown—and unearths her own family’s dark secret.

It’s 2011 and Deecie Jeffries’s missing person’s case in Austin, Texas, is still cold. New mom Bee, struggling with postpartum depression, is living in Portland, Maine, having left Austin–and those memories–far behind. Until Leo, her childhood crush and her estranged twin Gus’s best friend, suddenly resurfaces, drawing Bee back into their shared past.

Bee’s predictable life is upended, pushing her to return to her childhood home and piece together a neighborhood’s shattered history. Bee becomes consumed with a need to uncover the truth about Deecie’s disappearance and what happened to the families who lived across the field from one another—Gus, Leo, and their mothers: Mary, a homemaker, whose only escape is the local community theater, and Diana, a serious academic dedicated to her studies.

Told in multiple perspectives with two different timelines, The Undercurrent is a gripping portrait of motherhood, obsession, broken family bonds, and buried secrets.

©2024 Zibby Media LLC (P)2024 Sarah Sawyer Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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I like that the characters are normal people, not entitled people who live in the Hamptons.

The ending!

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So many strands to identify with. I loved Bee’s journey as a new mother. Very real. Vivid imagery to immerse and escape. I’m a twin and the relationships; husband/ wife, friends, brother/ sister all realistic. Love the contrast between maternal roles in the workplace and at home. Thank you for this piece of literature!

Great writing, intriguing plot.

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This was a very slow burn mystery that was focused mainly on the characters. The story flips between 1987 and 2011 with various POVs primarily between the mothers of 2 neighboring families and their children. There is not a lot of action but the writing definitely pulled me in and I felt engaged from start-ish to end. I am looking forward to listening to more books from this author.

Slow Burn Character Driven Mystery

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I couldn’t finish this as the story moved at a snail’s pace. The author goes on and on about mundane details. The characters were not compelling enough for me to even care about them. A total slogfest.

Painfully slow and dull.

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