by Dani Shapiro
First published 2003
Billie Flanagan vanishes without a trace, leaving her husband and young son to grapple with the mystery. As they dig into her past, a web of lies and hidden histories emerges, challenging everything they thought they knew about their family. In this taut, emotional novel, Dani Shapiro explores the fragile nature of identity and the power of the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
Genres: contemporary, psychological-thriller, mystery-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: hidden-histories, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Andover (Mass.)
288 pages · Hardcover · Knopf