First published 2016
Meg Halloran packs up her life and moves with her daughter Katy to a quiet town along the California coast. She hopes for a fresh start, but the past refuses to stay buried. Anonymous letters begin arriving at her door, filled with accusations and threats. Meg recognizes the twisted logic behind the words. She believes Dave Tucker, a former student and religious extremist, has tracked her down. The letters grow more frequent and more menacing. Then Dave Tucker turns up dead. The small coastal community buzzes with speculation and suspicion. Neighbors who once welcomed Meg now eye her with doubt. Gossip spreads through coffee shops and grocery store aisles. Meg finds herself at the center of whispered conversations and sideways glances. She must navigate the treacherous waters of small town politics while protecting her daughter from the fallout. The murder investigation threatens to expose secrets Meg thought she had left behind.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: secrets-and-lies, unreliable-narrator
Setting: California, Small Coastal Town
Period: Contemporary
Paperback · FISCHER Taschenbuch
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness