The Shattering: A Psychological Thriller

About the book

About The Shattering: A Psychological Thriller

A woman’s suspicions and desperate attempt to save her family twist and spiral in this novel of psychological suspense by Kay Oliver. What would cause something so horrible to creep up on a well-to-do, wealthy family who has spent their lives serving the community and the Lord? Do they really know each other? Presented with photos and logged meet-ups from her private investigator, her suspicions are confirmed. However, her husband is cheating, but not with another woman. Worse yet, adultery is not the only dirt he has his hands in. Once she’s over her own despair and anger, she realizes her children innocently lay in the path of the coming crossfire. How can she save them from the consequences of their father’s sins? As secret after disturbing secret surface, macabre motives and faux identities threaten to poison the family, their livelihoods, and scar the Cuningham name forever. A plan swiftly pieces itself together in Nadine’s mind. She books a grand cabin in the Pine Towers National Forest and invites the whole family to get away for the Christmas holiday. It doesn’t take long for everything she’s planned to fall apart as unknown intruders break their way into the Cuningham’s safe space. With the illusion of happiness long gone, they confront the dangers of living double lives, the ramifications of lying and cheating, and the heartbreak of unconditional love. A deeply compelling puzzle that will have you hooked and desperate to put the pieces together well past your bedtime.

Reader conversation

Discuss this book