The Shimmering Road by Hester Young

Charlotte "Charlie" Cates keeps having nightmares about harm coming to her and her unborn baby.  Before she can get to the root of the issue, she receives a phone call that the mother who abandoned her as a child has been murdered.  She also finds out that she had a half sister she never knew about that was killed as well, and has left behind a young daughter, who has also been appearing in Charlie's visions.  Charlie heads to Tucson to see if she can delve deeper into the double murder and how she might help her newly discovered niece.  Charlie quickly determines that her mother Donna and her half sister Jasmine had some questionable friends and associates.  Charlie's visions become more disturbing and Charlie isn't sure who to trust and who to suspect, but she needs to sort through the tangled web before time runs out for herself, her unborn baby and her niece.  

The Shimmering Road was the first novel I had read by Hester Young.  The Gates of Evangeline, the previous novel in this series, has been on my to-read shelf.  I'm looking forward to going back now and reading it for more insight into Charlie Cates.  I do feel that you can read The Shimmering Road as a stand alone, as I did, and follow the storyline and characters without any issue.  

I really enjoyed The Shimmering Road.  It kept my attention from page one, and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.  There were just enough twists and turns to keep you guessing.  I hope there are future installments in the Charlie Cates series.  

I received this book courtesy of G.P. Putnam's Sons Penguin Group through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.  

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