"Alafair Burke's latest propulsive thrill-ride is a suspenseful,
twisty mystery about memory, friendship and secrets. A page-turner of
the highest order." -Laura Dave, author of The Last Thing He Told Me
The disappearance of a young woman leaves her best friend reeling and
an NYPD homicide detective digging into her own past in this twisty
mystery about the power of female friendships. From the New York Times
bestselling author of The Better Sister and The Wife.
Some pasts won't stay forgotten . . .
She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she actually is.
Fifteen years ago, she was found in a small New Jersey town thrown from
an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Doctors assumed her
amnesia was a temporary side effect of her injuries, but she never
regained her memory. Hope eventually started a new life with a new name
in a new town that welcomed her, yet always wondered what she may have
left behind--or been running from. Now, she's leaving New Jersey to
start over once again.
Manhattan defense lawyer Lindsay Kelly, Hope's best friend and the one
who found her after the accident, understands why Hope wants a new
beginning. But she worries how her friend will fare in her new East
Hampton home, far away from everything familiar. Lindsay's worst fears
are confirmed when she discovers Hope has vanished without a trace--the
only lead a drop of blood found where she was last seen. Even more
ominously, the blood matches a DNA sample with a connection to a
notorious Kansas murderer.
With nowhere else to turn, Lindsay calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie
Hatcher, the daughter of the cop who dedicated his life to hunting the
Kansas killer. Ellie has always believed there was more to the story of
her father's death twenty years earlier--and she now fears that Hope's
recent disappearance could be related.
In pursuit of answers, the women search for the truth beneath
long-buried secrets. And when their searches converge, what they find
will upend everything they've ever known.
