Part of Under Suspicion, book 7
First published 2020
Television producer Lori Moran should be celebrating her upcoming wedding, but joy turns to terror when seven-year-old Johnny, her fiancé's nephew, disappears from the beach. The boy was playing in the water and collecting shells that morning, then simply vanished. Search teams form immediately, but witnesses offer little help. As the sun sets, waves wash Johnny's skimboard onto shore, raising the horrifying possibility that he drowned. Time runs out as the search intensifies. An unknown stalker emerges from the shadows, threatening everyone involved. Long-buried secrets surface, complicating the investigation and putting more lives at risk. Lori must navigate the chaos while confronting truths that could destroy her future happiness. The clock keeps ticking as the search for Johnny becomes a race against forces that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets hidden.
Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: race-against-time, secrets-and-lies
Setting: Beach
Period: Contemporary
319 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster