Call Me Elizabeth Lark

April 5, 2021
At the start of Colasanti’s distinctive debut, Elizabeth Lark and her five-year-old son, Theo, show up at the inn owned by Herb and Myra Barkley in Rocky Shores, Ore. Twenty years earlier, the Barkleys’ then eight-year-old daughter, Charlotte, disappeared from the beach near the inn. When Elizabeth drops a necklace that resembles one Charlotte gave to Myra’s other daughter, Myra is convinced that her missing daughter has returned. Much to the skeptical Herb’s dismay, Myra welcomes Elizabeth with open arms. Elizabeth, who recently escaped from a cabin in the woods after accidentally killing her captor who’d held her for 20 years, decides she must pretend to be Charlotte so she and Theo can have a home and be safe. Someone else knows the truth, however, and begins to stalk Elizabeth and Theo. Alarming family secrets subsequently surface and put everyone in danger. The author’s evocative prose is a joy to read, and the plot contains some great twists. Psychological suspense fans will be rewarded. Agent: Lauren Spieller, Triada.