First published 2006
Andie, Julie, and Raven are fifteen years old when they make their solemn vow. The three troubled girls promise to stay friends forever during that fateful summer. They spend their days inseparable until they discover an empty house. Inside, they spy on a man and woman engaged in dangerous sexual games. The games end in murder. The woman dies. The man vanishes without a trace. Police never solve the case of "Mrs. X" or find "Mr. X." Fifteen years pass. Andie now feels eyes watching her every move. Someone is following her. The observer connects to that terrible summer and the unsolved killing. She suspects Mr. X has returned. He wants to make contact with her and her childhood friends. The past refuses to stay buried.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: past-coming-back-to-haunt, unreliable-narrator
Period: Fifteen Years Ago, Present Day
478 pages · Paperback · Mira Books
Content warnings: murder, violence