Three sisters’ secrets collide in a shocking novel of suspense by the bestselling author of the Mercy Kilpatrick series.

Twenty years ago Emily Mills’s father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her room. Her older sister, Tara, claims she was out with friends. The tragedy drove their mother to suicide and Tara to leave town forever. The killer was caught. The case closed.

Ever since, Emily and Madison have tried to forget what happened that night—until an eerily similar murder brings it all back. It also brings FBI special agent Zander Wells to the Oregon logging town. As eager as he is to solve the brutal double slaying, he is just as intrigued with the mystery of Emily’s and her sisters’ past.

When more blood is shed, Zander suspects there’s a secret buried in this town no one wants unearthed. Is it something Emily and Madison don’t know? Or aren’t telling? And Tara? Maybe Emily can’t bear to find her. Because when Tara disappeared, she took a secret of her own with her.

Published
January 14, 2020
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Kendra Elliot

In the rain-soaked shadows of the Pacific Northwest, Kendra Elliot crafts the kind of suspense that lingers. Her thrillers don’t just keep readers turning pages—they wrap them in a fog of tension where every detail feels crucial and every silence might be hiding something. With over ten million books sold and a steady presence on bestseller lists, she’s carved out a distinctive place in modern crime fiction, balancing tightly woven mysteries with emotionally resonant characters. Elliot didn’t plan on becoming a writer. Raised in Oregon, she spent years working as a dental hygienist, where long hours and quiet routines gave her time to…