A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Lapena's books are addictive!"
--Freida McFadden, #1
New York Times bestselling author of
The Housemaid "The most addictive book I've read in ages--so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant." --Lisa Jewell
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.
