First published 2024
Reeling from her husband's sudden death, Cora struggles to raise their young daughter, Lila, alone. But when Lila vanishes without a trace, Cora's world shatters. Desperate to find her, Cora discovers that Lila's disappearance is linked to a series of unsettling events in their isolated town. As Cora delves deeper, she uncovers a dark secret that forces her to confront her own haunting past. With time running out, Cora must make an impossible choice: save her daughter or face the ghosts that have been waiting for her all along.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, psychological-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-secrets, missing-person, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Isolated Town
304 pages · Hardcover · Tor Teen
Content warnings: death, mental-illness