by Sandra Brown
First published 2012
Bellamy Lyston was twelve when her sister Susan died during a Memorial Day tornado. The storm destroyed the crime scene and buried Bellamy's memories of that terrible day. Eighteen years later, Bellamy writes a bestselling novel based on Susan's murder, publishing under a pseudonym to shield her family. When a tabloid reporter exposes her identity, Bellamy becomes the target of someone who wants Susan's killer to stay hidden. To save herself, she must unlock the memories she has kept sealed since childhood. This means confronting Dent Carter, Susan's former boyfriend and original murder suspect. Dent needs Bellamy's buried recollections to clear his name, but recovering those memories puts both their lives at risk. As Bellamy digs deeper into the case, she uncovers disturbing truths about people she trusts most. She races to identify Susan's real killer before becoming the next victim.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Memorial Day
Period: Eighteen Years Later
346 pages · Kindle Edition · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: death, murder