First published 2015
Peter McDowell watches his world collapse in days. The stock market crash destroys his investment banking career, strips away his wealth, and breaks his marriage beyond repair. With nowhere else to turn, he retreats to a lakeside cottage he inherited, the only refuge left from his former life. This means facing Michael, his twin brother who stayed in their hometown to become the beloved local doctor. Peter remembers how Michael manipulated their parents years ago, driving him away from home. Yet their reunion surprises him with unexpected warmth and healing. Then Peter discovers their mother's old journals. As he reads her words, a chilling realization takes hold. The brother everyone admires may be hiding something monstrous beneath his perfect facade. Peter races against time to uncover the truth about Michael, knowing that what he finds will shatter not just their lives but an entire community that trusts his twin completely.
Genres: contemporary, psychological-thriller, mystery-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Lakeside Cottage
Period: Contemporary
318 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press
Content warnings: mental-illness