by Lisa Jackson
First published 2018
Detective Lucas Dalton stares at human remains discovered in a cavern at the old Camp Horseshoe site. Twenty years ago, his preacher father ran this camp where Lucas worked as a counselor. That summer, a group of teenage counselors led by Jo-Beth Chancellor decided to frighten Monica O'Neal with what they called a harmless prank. The scare tactic spiraled into tragedy. Two girls vanished that night. One supposedly died at the hands of an escaped convict. Monica O'Neal was presumed drowned, her body swept to sea. Lucas knows he should recuse himself from this deeply personal case. He has already compromised his career by removing evidence of his own involvement. Now five former female counselors return to the small Oregon town, including Bernadette Warden, the woman Lucas never stopped thinking about. Each woman harbors secrets about that terrible night. Each swore to stay silent. Their reunion triggers fresh horror when threatening notes arrive, each containing a personal token and the same chilling message. Then the killing begins. Lucas must untangle decades of buried lies, betrayal, and desire to stop a killer seeking the ultimate revenge.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Camp Horseshoe, Oregon
Period: 20 Years Ago
560 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Zebra
Content warnings: death, murder