Trick or Treat
It starts with a scarecrow. It ends with a body.
Please note this book was previously published as Right Behind You.
There’s me, my husband Jack, and our six-year-old son, Lucas. He’s a bit of a scamp — but I’d do anything for him. We’re back in my hometown of Austin, Texas. A place I left twenty years ago to get away from the terrible mistake I made back then.
It all starts with a scarecrow. A cheap, tacky decoration that somehow ends up in our moving truck — an unwelcome reminder of a time I’ve tried to forget.
Days later, Lucas, comes home from school with a handful of straw, claiming a neighbor gave it to him for good luck. But I’ve never seen this “neighbor”.
Then I open my front door. There’s a scarecrow on the step. Or at least, I thought it was.
A frozen scream wedges in my throat. It’s not a scarecrow. It’s a dead body.
AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF BREATHTAKING SUSPENSE AND NAIL-BITING TENSION WITH A SHOCKING FINAL TWIST.
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N.L. Hinkens
Growing up among the misty hills of Ireland, N.L. Hinkens learned early that every shadow had a story and every whispered rumor could become a chilling tale. Today, that same gift for uncovering the sinister beneath the ordinary defines her work as a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers. Hinkens crafts tightly wound suspense where ordinary people find themselves in extraordinary danger, and trust is always a loaded question.
Before she found her voice in the world of psychological suspense, Hinkens wrote epic fantasy and post-apocalyptic adventures for young adults, sharpening her skill for weaving intricate plots and compelling character arcs. But it was the slow-burn tension of psychological thrillers that eventually captured her imagination—and her heart. Readers now know her for novels like The Cabin Below and The Caregiver, where the walls seem to close in as secrets unravel and no one is ever quite who they seem.
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