First published 2022
Tully and Rachel feel murderous rage when they meet Heather Wisher, their father Stephen's new girlfriend. Heather is half Stephen's age, but that isn't what shocks them most. Stephen remains married to their mother, who lives in a care facility with end-stage Alzheimer's disease. Heather carries shameful secrets from her past as she tries to win over her future stepdaughters. She doesn't know that Tully and Rachel harbor dark secrets of their own. When Stephen announces his engagement to Heather, the family faces an explosive reckoning. Old wounds tear open. A garage holds stolen goods. An old hot-water bottle contains hidden cash. A wedding turns bloody. These revelations mark only the start of what this fractured family must confront.
Genres: fiction, suspense, mystery, contemporary, psychological-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, secrets, unreliable-narrator
352 pages · Hardcover · Hodder
Content warnings: mental-illness