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“Dreaming of Water” by A. J. Banner is an intriguing and captivating novel. The Genres for this book are Mystery, Suspense, Psychological Mystery, and Domestic Thriller. The timeline for this story is set in the present and goes to the past regarding the characters or events. The setting is Heron Bay, Washington. Heron Bay is a small coastal town with deep secrets, mysteries, and suspicious characters. I love how A.J. Banner vividly describes her dramatic characters as complex, complicated, dysfunctional, flawed, and suspicious. A. J. Banner has provided a well-written novel that does provide clues to help guess what has happened. I love how the author describes a typewriter and explains how it almost has its own “DNA” when used for evidence and clues.
The protagonist, Astrid Johansen, has promised herself that she will not return to Heron Bay, because of tragic memories of her baby sister drowning in a reflective pool years ago. Astrid questions her divorce and betrayal when her Aunt Maud asks her to visit Heron Bay. Maud claims she has evidence that can change many things. When Astrid returns to Heron Bay, she finds Maud unconscious. While Maud is in a coma, Astrid is determined to discover the truth and reveal past secrets. There is danger, and Astrid thinks that her both her aunt’s accident and the death of her sister were intentional. Astrid comes from a dysfunctional family, and deep secrets can have severe consequences. When Astrid is in Heron Bay, she has the opportunity to see people from her past.
I highly recommend this intense and memorable mystery to other readers that enjoy suspenseful novels.
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