When Jamie was a little kid, his mother was shot and killed in front of him. Years later, he and his sister Cate are still having issues with adjustment: his arms spontaneously go numb, and Cate's been in juvie for setting fire to a local barn and nearly killing a classmate. But now Cate's out, and she wants to talk to Jamie. 
 I wanted to not have called the broad-strokes of the ending just from reading the flyleaf plot synopsis. I wanted to not figure out all the twists and turns and reveals the instant they were set up, because I like that feeling of sudden revelation. I don't know if I was paying more attention to what I was reading this time, or if I've just been reading too much psychological fiction and could see where this was going, or if it was more predictable than I was thinking. (To its credit, I had guesses, but I wasn't reading in a "ho-hum, we all know where this is going, get on with it" way.) 
 I dunno. I liked it, and I'd pass it along to high schoolers looking for a thriller, but I don't think I'd give it to other adults. 
 As an aside: jeebus melbo could the font have been any smaller? I can only assume that it's in 8-point type to keep the book under 250 pages (it clocks in at 248). My lazy eyes would have preferred turning more pages, thanks.