First published 2026
Reece walks into his parents' house expecting an ordinary visit. Instead, he finds his father and a woman dead in bed together. The scene looks like murder-suicide, but details don't add up. The gun placement seems wrong. Then Reece's phone rings. His mother calls from lunch with friends, wondering why her husband won't answer his phone. She asks Reece to check on him. The dead woman isn't his mother. Reece tells his mom to come home immediately, but she vanishes instead of returning. Now Reece faces impossible questions. Did his mother kill her husband and his mistress? Or did someone else murder both victims, mistaking the other woman for Reece's mother? The investigation leads back to a corrupt pharmaceutical company where his father once worked. Reece realizes he never truly knew his parents or understood what they had done in the past. Someone wants revenge, and Reece must discover who before his own family becomes the next target.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful, twisty
Tropes: hidden-past, nothing-is-as-it-seems, unreliable-circumstances
Period: 21st-century
496 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Large Print
Content warnings: death, murder