by Cara Hunter
First published 2023
Guy Howard was ten years old when his stepfather Luke Ryder was found dead in their suburban garden in December 2003. The police investigated. The media swarmed. No one was ever charged. Twenty years later, Guy has become an acclaimed filmmaker, and Netflix approaches his family about a new true crime series called Infamous. The production team wants to re-examine the evidence, re-interview the witnesses, and reunite everyone on camera. They promise the truth will finally emerge. Guy must decide whether to participate in dredging up the past that shaped his childhood. The family members who were present that December night all claim they saw nothing, but the cameras will be rolling this time. As the Netflix crew prepares to film, old tensions resurface and new secrets threaten to spill out.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Suburban Garden
Period: 2003, 2023
466 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks
Content warnings: murder