by Lisa Gardner
Rating: 3.50 (1 ratings)
First published 2026
Raquel and Theo Collins arrive at the remote Dixon family lodge in Shereford, New Hampshire, hoping to rebuild their marriage after a devastating tragedy. The renowned interior designer and financial advisor married quickly, but grief has driven them apart. They chose this mountain retreat to start over, despite its dark history. Thirty years earlier, the Dixon parents and their four children disappeared one August night, leaving only bloody footprints behind. The mystery was never solved. Now Police Chief Amanda Grady watches the new arrivals with cautious optimism. The abandoned lodge needs life again. But when a wandering dog uncovers human remains on the property, the past crashes into the present. Raquel and Theo must decide whom they can trust in a town where neighbors guard dangerous secrets. The residents of Shereford face a reckoning with the terrible events that shattered their community decades ago.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Dixon Family Lodge, New Hampshire, Shereford
Period: Thirty Years Ago, Present Day
368 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: death