First published 2011
When one of their childhood circle dies, the remaining friends must return to secrets they thought they had left behind in Baltimore. The group once shared everything, but a dark incident from their youth drove them apart and into separate lives of careful silence. Now death has forced them back together, and the truth they buried threatens to surface. Each friend carries guilt and memories they hoped would stay hidden forever. As they gather to mourn, old wounds reopen and long-held lies begin to crumble. The past refuses to stay quiet, and what they thought was safely buried proves to be very much alive. Their shared secret becomes a reckoning that will test whether their bonds can survive the truth.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Baltimore
Period: 21st-Century
344 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: death