by Sandra Brown
First published 2020
Arden Maxwell comes back to Caddo Lake twenty years after her father vanished during a botched robbery that left one person dead, another hospitalized, and a third in jail. Her father disappeared with half a million dollars and the blood of his murdered accomplice on his hands. Arden wants answers about why he abandoned her and her sister. Two men from that night are watching her every move. Ledge Burnet avoided prison by joining the army after the heist went wrong. Now he cares for his sick father while keeping tabs on the county's district attorney, who he believes committed the real murder that night. The corrupt DA and Ledge maintain their silence about the crime they shared, each waiting for the other to slip up. When Arden arrives, both men wonder if she knows where the missing money is hidden. Her presence pushes Ledge to expose the DA's crimes while fighting an attraction he doesn't want to feel.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Caddo Lake
Period: 20 years ago
377 pages · Kindle Edition · Grand Central Publishing