First published 2012
Jill Farrow has rebuilt her life after divorce. She works as a pediatrician, plans to remarry, and watches her thirteen-year-old daughter Megan balance homework with swim team practice. Their quiet suburban routine shatters when Abby arrives at their door late one night. Abby is Jill's former stepdaughter, and she brings devastating news. Jill's ex-husband is dead. Abby believes he was murdered and begs Jill to help find the killer. Jill agrees to ask a few questions, but her investigation reveals inconsistencies in the official story. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous her situation becomes. Her engagement starts to crumble. Her new family's stability hangs in the balance. Her own safety is at risk. Still, Jill cannot abandon Abby, a girl she once raised as her own daughter.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Suburban
Period: Contemporary
371 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: death, murder