First published 2007
Cynthia expects the usual morning chaos. Her parents rushing to work, her brother running late for school. Instead she finds complete silence. The house stands empty. After fighting with her father the night before about skipping study time for a date, she wonders if this is punishment. But hours pass with no explanation. Twenty-five years later, Cynthia still searches for answers. Did someone murder her family? Were they taken against their will? Why did they leave her behind? Or did they choose to abandon her? The questions circle endlessly through her mind. Then an envelope arrives. The letter inside makes no sense. As Cynthia digs deeper into what happened that night, she discovers that some mysteries carry a price. The truth about her family's disappearance might destroy the life she built from the wreckage they left behind.
Genres: drama, suspense, mystery, adult-fiction, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, haunting, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: mystery-box, secrets-revealed, trauma-recovery, unreliable-narrator
Period: 25 years later
437 pages · Paperback · Orion
Content warnings: death