by Flynn Berry
First published 2018
Claire was just a child when violence shattered her family. Her nanny lay dead. Her mother survived a brutal attack. Police discovered her father's abandoned car near the Channel, blood staining the seats, but no trace of him. His wealthy, well-connected friends claimed he was innocent and had the resources to make him vanish without a trace. Three decades pass. Claire cannot escape the weight of what happened that night or the questions that followed. She decides to take action. She works her way into the inner circle of her father's former associates, the same people who may have helped him disappear. These are powerful individuals who guard their secrets carefully. As Claire moves closer to the truth, she must navigate a world of privilege and influence where loyalty runs deep and silence comes at a price. Her investigation becomes more than a search for facts about that terrible night. It becomes a reckoning with the legacy of violence, the burden of family shame, and the rage that has shaped her entire life.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, investigation, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Channel
Period: Three decades
288 pages · Paperback · HACHETTE
Content warnings: violence