Sweethearts since high school, Karen and Greg Newhall have lived in Bayland, Massachusetts, all their lives. They trust each other. They know their neighbors. Bayland had been the perfect place to raise their adopted daughter, Jenny. Then a young girl is found dead in the nearby woods, and everything changes. Thirteen-year-old Jenny fails to appear for the family's traditional Mother's Day lunch; Karen is frantic. And when Jenny's birth mother suddenly appears on their doorstep, both Karen and Greg are outraged. Jenny rushed to embrace the stranger and the peaceful world of the Newhalls starts to shatter, revealing cruel secrets that make Greg a prime suspect in a brutal murder...bitter secrets that make Karen doubt she knows the people closest to her...and dangerous secrets that make every member of the Newhall family the hunted prey of a ruthless killer.
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"I found this book on my bookshelf. I really enjoyed this book. This is a stand alone book."
— Nancy (4 out of 5 stars)
" Easy, quick read which I like to call "mind-candy." It had a lot of twists and turns and I must admit that I was surprised when I learned who the real killer was!!! "
— Jodi, 12/26/2012" Patricia Macdonald's books are so suspenseful. Looking forward to another one. "
— Julie, 12/16/2012" Os livros dela devoram-se num instante! "
— Babete, 8/31/2012" This was good lots of twists and turns! "
— Viki, 3/19/2012" Os livros dela devoram-se num instante! "
— Babete, 2/10/2011" Easy, quick read which I like to call "mind-candy." It had a lot of twists and turns and I must admit that I was surprised when I learned who the real killer was!!! "
— Jodi, 9/27/2010Patricia MacDonald is the author of several novels, including The Unforgiven, which was nominated for an Edgar Award. Her darkly imaginative works have won her critical acclaim and a wide audience across America. She lives with her husband and daughter in Cape May, New Jersey.
David Stuart is the pseudonym of a talented actor, playwright, and voice artist who has performed in theaters in New York and throughout the United States, in several soap operas on American television, as well as in feature films. David has narrated several audiobooks, including titles by Nora Roberts and Robert Crais.