First published 2025
Claire Campbell thought she had left her past behind. Then her estranged father calls, pulling her back to the family vineyard she abandoned years ago. The investigative journalist finds herself walking familiar paths, trying to avoid old wounds. But when she discovers a hidden diary, everything changes. The pages reveal secrets connected to her sister's vanishing twenty-two years earlier. Claire cannot stop reading. Each entry draws her deeper into questions she never knew to ask. The diary points toward Galloway Farm, where answers might wait in the shadows. Claire must decide how far she will go to learn what really happened to her sister. The truth demands a price, and some journeys test whether the seeker can survive what they find. For Claire, going home means facing the one story she never wanted to investigate.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: estranged-family, hidden-diary, returning-home
Setting: Galloway Farm, Vineyard
Period: 22 Years Ago
336 pages · Hardcover · Hemlock Press