Mental health professionals are committed to protecting their patients’ privacy. Of course, there’s more pressure on confidentiality when a crime has been committed. How did you feel about the way Rebecca handled withholding/giving information to the police about her friend’s caseload?

Rebecca mentions that the advice column sometimes acts as a Greek chorus, echoing the issues in her own life. How did you feel about the presence of the advice column in the book?

Rebecca describes sandplay therapy as a nonverbal method of therapy that provides a bridge between the conscious and the unconscious. How did her reaction to this kind of treatment change over the course of the book? How about yours?

Talk about the role that food and cooking plays in Rebecca’s life.

Mystery writers struggle to play fair, showing enough of the villain through the story to leave readers feeling satisfied about their chances of solving the crime along with the protagonist. At what point did you guess correctly about the villain? What were the clues that allowed you to make this discovery? Did the author play fair?

Where do you see the relationships with Rebecca and her ex and Detective Meigs headed?

Rebecca finds an article on her friend's desk called "On Treating the Hated and Hateful Patient." How did you feel about her disclosure that therapists sometimes react negatively to their patients, just as other people in their lives might?