First published 2022
US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment. She's supposed to protect a judge who's been receiving death threats. But Andrea has another reason for being there. She can't stop thinking about Emily Vaughn, a high school student who died on prom night in 1982. Emily had dressed carefully for what should have been the best night of her teenage years. She carried a secret that would cost her life before the evening ended. Nearly four decades have passed since Emily's murder. No one was ever convicted. Her friends refused to talk. Her family withdrew into grief. The town moved forward without answers. The killer walks free. Now Andrea has her chance to discover what really happened that night. She must navigate a community that has spent forty years burying the truth about Emily Vaughn's death.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cold-case, investigative-journalism, small-town-secrets
Setting: Longbill Beach
Period: 1982, 2022
400 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: death, murder, violence