by Lisa Gardner
Part of Detective D.D. Warren, book 4
First published 2010
Four bodies lie scattered through a Boston home. Blood stains the walls of the working-class neighborhood house. The father clings to life in intensive care, and everyone thinks he killed his family. Detective D.D. Warren refuses to accept the obvious answer. She digs deeper into the crime scene, searching for what others missed. Across the city, nurse Danielle Burton tends to her patients with quiet dedication. She has spent years rebuilding her life after a family tragedy destroyed everything she once knew. Now Warren's investigation threatens to drag Danielle back into a nightmare she thought she had escaped. Victoria Oliver watches her troubled son with the fierce love only a mother knows. She has protected him through years of disturbing behavior, making excuses and covering his tracks. The police investigation will test whether her devotion has limits. Three women find their lives colliding as the truth behind the murders emerges. Warren must solve a case that grows more complex with each revelation. The investigation will force all of them to confront secrets they buried long ago.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Boston
Period: contemporary
400 pages · Hardcover · Bantam
Content warnings: death, murder, violence