First published 2026
Anna Plummer never imagined she would become the stay-at-home mom who snaps over school politics. In Hamilton, Massachusetts, million-dollar homes count as affordable and mothers wear diamond studs to pick up their children. When Anna discovers her second grader cannot attend the "Ziti with Your Sweetie" dance without a Premium PTO membership, she fires off an angry email to the organization's intimidating president. Her message ignites a firestorm that tears through the community's polished surface. One year later, Anna's body surfaces in the frozen Ipswich River. Her husband Denny knows the police consider him their prime suspect. He has watched enough true crime shows to recognize the signs. Determined to find Anna's real killer, Denny begins his own investigation into the secrets that lurk beneath Hamilton's pristine facade. The story unfolds through Anna and Denny's voices, separated by exactly twelve months, revealing how a simple complaint about school fundraising exposed the dangerous currents running through their seemingly perfect town.
Genres: domestic-fiction, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Hamilton, Ipswich River, Massachusetts
Period: 1 Year Later, Present Day
304 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company