First published 2026
Lucy Gold has always felt safe in her waterfront town where neighbors never lock their doors. She lives next to the Silver family in matching mansions, and the two families have intertwined their lives for years. But when a beach party ends with a local teenager dead, Lucy watches her perfect world shatter. Her younger sisters Millie and Frankie each carry dangerous secrets. Lucy hides the truth about her relationship with one of the Silver boys. Millie wants someone she cannot have. Frankie discovers something that could destroy their island community entirely. As police investigate the suspicious death, the bonds between the Gold and Silver families stretch toward breaking. Each sister must decide how much truth she can reveal without losing everything she loves.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, secrets
Setting: Waterfront Town
Period: Contemporary
304 pages · Paperback · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death