First published 2013
Brenna Spector watches footage of Lula Belle, a missing webcam performer who shares intimate secrets with her online audience. The stories chill Brenna because she recognizes them. They belong to her own childhood, memories that should be locked away with her sister Clea, who vanished years ago. Brenna possesses perfect recall of her adult life but her early years remain frustratingly blank. Now Lula Belle's confessions bring those lost memories flooding back in vivid detail. Only Brenna and Clea could know these stories. Brenna becomes convinced the missing performer connects to her sister's disappearance. She takes the case, determined to find Lula Belle. Her investigation pulls her into a dangerous world of obsession and murder. As she digs deeper, Brenna discovers a web of secrets that threatens her life. The search for Lula Belle becomes a search for the truth about Clea. Brenna must choose between uncovering her family's past and protecting her future.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: missing-sibling, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Lula Belle
370 pages · Mass Market Paperback · HarperCollins 2013-01-29
Content warnings: mental-illness