In the Cradle Lies by Olivia Newport is the second
book in her The Tree of Life series. The story opens with the introduction of a
new stranger in town. Tucker Kintzler is throwing money around and looking to
ski a very dangerous slope, Hidden Run. Jillian Parisi-Duffy and her father,
Nolan, along with their friends, befriend Tucker hoping to urge him from skiing
the dangerous slope. Interwoven with the present is the story of Matthew “Matt”
Ryder, from a child in the 1930 to an adult in the 1950s. Matt learns a dark
family secret which destroys his mother’s fragile mental state and tears apart
his relationship with his father, Judd. What is the connection to Tucker? Can
Jillian and the others discover what he is running from before he seriously
injures himself? Can he find peace with the burden he seems to be carrying?
From the opening page, In the Cradle Lies grabs you
and sucks you in until you are determined to finish and discover the great
secret that connects Tucker and Matt Ryder. There is so much about the book
that I loved but due to possible spoiler issues, I won’t discuss them. However,
I loved each character. I laughed at their banter. I gasped as the secret is
revealed and I smiled as all the dots are connected. In the Cradle Lies
is a great story about family, the past and coming to terms with it in the
present. I am looking forward to the next book in the series which is set to be
released next year. I highly recommend In the Cradle Lies as well as the
first book in the series, The Inn at Hidden Run.
In the Cradle Lies
is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook
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