First published 2026
Sheriff Emmy Clifton arrives at 1601 Iris Drive to find Allison Vickery dead in her kitchen and the woman's teenage daughter barely alive upstairs. The gunshots that shattered the quiet residential street seem to tell a clear story, but Emmy knows better than to trust first impressions in North Falls. This small town harbors secrets behind every door, and the Vickery family has been the subject of whispered rumors for months. Working alongside her sister Jude Archer, a former federal agent, Emmy must dig beneath the surface of what appears to be a straightforward crime. The residents all claim to know what happened, but their certainty only makes Emmy more suspicious. As she peels back the layers of deception that coat this seemingly peaceful community, Emmy discovers that the truth about the Vickery murders runs deeper than anyone imagined.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: North Falls, 1601 Iris Drive
464 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence