Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
Welcome to Stanhope! A safe neighborhood. A place for families.
William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper.
Hours later, Avery’s family declares her missing.
Suddenly Stanhope doesn’t feel so safe. And William isn’t the only one on his street who’s hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery’s neighbors become increasingly unhinged.
Who took Avery Wooler?
Nothing will prepare you for the truth.
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“[A] brilliant, propulsive thriller…Sharply observed and at times unexpectedly touching, the novel deftly unpicks a tangled knot of deceit and intrigue until the most shocking truth is revealed.”
— Gilly Macmillan, author of The Long Weekend
“The set-up is so clever with each resident having something to hide that I never knew who to trust. Fast paced, tightly-plotted and with twists so well executed they floored me.”
— Claire Douglas, author of The Girls Who Disappeared“The most addictive book I’ve read in ages—so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.”
— Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling authorShari Lapeña is the author of eight mystery thrillers, of which six have made the New York Times bestseller list, as well as the London Sunday Times bestseller list. Her work has been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards, and in 2004 she won the Great Toronto Literary Project. Her books have been sold in forty territories around the world.
January LaVoy, winner of numerous awards for narration, was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. She is an American actress best known for her character Noelle Ortiz on the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. In addition to working extensively in narration and television, including roles on Law & Order and All My Children, she has worked on and off Broadway as well as in regional theater.