by Megan Lally
First published 2023
A girl regains consciousness on a dirt road, her body bruised and her mind blank. She cannot recall her name, where she came from, or how she ended up alone and injured. At the police station, a frantic man arrives carrying documents and family photographs. He insists she is his daughter Mary and begs to take her home. Across town, Drew tears through the streets searching for his girlfriend Lola, who disappeared after their heated argument. She had jumped from his car in anger and vanished into the night. The townspeople whisper that Drew killed her, but he knows the truth lies elsewhere. Time works against both Drew and the girl who may or may not be Mary. Each passing hour erases more evidence and deepens the danger surrounding them. The girl struggles to trust the man who claims to love her while Drew fights to prove his innocence. Two mysteries intertwine as the events of that fateful night slowly surface, revealing secrets that will shatter everything both characters believed about themselves and each other.
Genres: fiction, drama, mystery, crime, thriller, psychological-thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, gritty, mysterious, suspenseful, tension-filled
Tropes: dual-perspective, mystery-unraveling, unreliable-narrator, wrongful-accusation
Setting: dirt road, police station, small town
297 pages · Paperback · Sourcebooks Fire
Content warnings: death, violence