Watch Her by Edwin Hill

 

 Watch Her by Edwin Hill. Kensington Publishing, 2021. Adult fiction, mystery.

Third in his series about Harvard librarian Hester Thursby, this novel joins Little Comfort and The Missing Ones in fast paced adventure. Hester meets a wealthy couple, Jennifer and Tucker Matson, at a party to show off their for-profit Prescott University. The couple has one adult daughter, Vanessa, but lost a toddler who drowned many years ago. Hester is hired to follow up on some students who seem to have disappeared under the guise of a financial audit. Central to the story is Maxine, a middle-aged woman, who has known the family for years and works at the university. Maxine also has connections to the police department through her brother Stan. Add a student street artist, Barret, Boston policewoman, Angela White, and Hester herself to the narrative for a compelling mystery with duplicity, murder, and secrets aplenty.