First published 2013
Kate Connelly lies unconscious in a hospital bed after a devastating explosion destroyed her family's furniture company in Long Island City. The blast leveled the buildings and museum that housed priceless antique reproductions, killing retired craftsman Gus and leaving Kate in a coma. Kate works as a CPA for a major accounting firm while her sister Hannah pursues fashion design. Their grandfather founded the business decades ago, building it into a respected maker of fine antique reproductions. The explosion raises troubling questions. Why were Kate and Gus in the museum that night? Was the fire set deliberately? The burned wreckage reveals a shocking discovery that connects to a woman who disappeared years earlier. With Kate unable to speak and Gus dead, no one can explain what brought them together or what they might have uncovered. Someone may be eliminating witnesses to protect a dangerous secret, and the Connelly sisters have become targets in a deadly game of deception and murder.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: deception, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Long Island City, New York
Period: Contemporary
338 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: death