This is a nesting doll of mysterious twists. Just when you think you have a handle on a character a secret is revealed and you see them in a completely new way.
One of the main characters is named Wren Greenwood. She writes a help column for a newpaper and no one, except her room mate and friend Jax Morris, knows her identity. These women are opposites - Wren is reclusive and wary and Jax is a vivacious woman who takes chances.
Jax encourages Wren to try online dating and things go down the rabbit hole from there. Adam is a dorky literary looking type of man and this, to Jax's bewilderment, is who Wren decides to meet up with.
Adam is unconventional and a bit secretive. Is he a bad guy? Once you get the bread crumbs of both Adam and Wren's past the story gets very interesting.
Then enter Bailey Kirk. He is a private detective who contacts Wren as he is actively searching for Adam. Apparently Adam's former girlfriend has disappeared.
Loved the way the back stories were woven in without feeling like you were getting spoonfuls of of hints.