The most addictive book I’ve read in agesso slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant. Lisa Jewell, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Family Remains

Lapena is a master of manipulation. USA Today

Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families.

William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But hes been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper.

Hours later, Averys family declares her missing.

Suddenly Stanhope doesnt feel so safe. And William isnt the only one on his street whos hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery’s neighbors become increasingly unhinged.

Who took Avery Wooler?

Nothing will prepare you for the truth.