"A moody, atmospheric thriller perfectly crafted." --Charlie Donlea,
USA Today bestselling author of Twenty Years Later
A dark new thriller perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena
where murder exposes the dark secrets at the center of a group of
friends and sets two women - one with a traumatic past, the other a
Boston police detective - on a hunt for truth.
Snow falls softly outside Molly Bradley's home on a frigid January
night. Inside, half a dozen close friends are gathered to celebrate the
fortieth birthday of Molly's psychologist husband, Jay. Candlelight
gleams against dark wood, wine flows, and the house rings with laughter.
Everybody loves Jay, Molly most of all. Yet next morning, Molly
discovers Jay dead on the floor of his office, his throat brutally
slashed.
After decades working with the Boston PD, Detective Rita Myers has grown
accustomed to the banality of evil--the murders that make no sense
beyond bad luck or a tragic brush with the worst of humanity. But Jay
Bradley's murder isn't random, or a mere crime of opportunity. Rita is
convinced that someone in the couple's small circle killed him. Someone
who was celebrating with them that night.
Devastated, Molly tries to make sense of her husband's death. Jay was
her rock, the only person who really understood the nightmare she lived
through long ago. He knew the horrors she's kept hidden even from her
friends. But shocking revelations are making her question if Jay was all
he seemed to be--and whether someone else knows her past too. And until
Molly figures out who she can really trust, she won't be able to stop
herself becoming the next target . . .
"Gripping...Parlato is off to a strong start." - Publishers Weekly
** "A creepy debut." - Kirkus Reviews**
