First published 2018
Sadie has spent years raising her younger sister Mattie in a forgotten small town. She provides what stability she can in their hardscrabble life. When Mattie turns up dead and the police investigation stalls, Sadie's world falls apart. She takes matters into her own hands and disappears into the American landscape, chasing down sparse leads to track her sister's murderer. Meanwhile, radio host West McCray stumbles onto Sadie's story at a gas station. Her quest captivates him. He launches a podcast to document his search for the missing girl, piecing together her trail as he races to locate her. The narrative unfolds through dual perspectives: Sadie's vengeful road trip and McCray's investigative podcast episodes. Summer's novel explores how far someone will go for justice when the system fails them. At its heart, this is a story about the fierce bond between sisters and the devastating aftermath of loss.
Genres: mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, revenge, unreliable-narrator
Setting: America
Period: contemporary
48 pages · ebook · Wednesday Books
Content warnings: murder, violence