Part of Under Suspicion, book 1
First published 2014
Laurie Moran carries two burdens. Five years ago, her husband died in a brutal attack. Her son Timmy witnessed the killing at age three. The murderer escaped after threatening both mother and child. Now Laurie works as a television producer creating a true crime series about cold cases. She selects the murder of Betsy Powell for the premiere episode. Twenty years earlier, someone suffocated the wealthy socialite in her bedroom following a graduation celebration for her daughter and three friends. The crime attracted national media attention but remains unsolved. Laurie arranges to film at the original location with the cooperation of the surviving party guests. Each participant agrees to appear on camera, but filming reveals that everyone harbors secrets. The investigation takes a dangerous turn when Laurie realizes someone with distinctive blue eyes watches the production. The same blue eyes that Timmy remembers from the night his father died.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
303 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: murder, violence