Darby Kane,author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wifereturns with a gripping domestic thriller in which a family goes missing and a long-buried family mystery resurfaces. Fifteen years agothe Tanner family vanished without a traceleaving behind a chilling scene: half-eaten mealsa bloodstain by the doorand a smoldering fire consuming their business across town. The once-vibrant home stands untoucheda haunting relic of the past. As rumors fade into local folklorethe mystery of their disappearance seems destined to remain unsolved–until Aubrey Tanner returns. Now a hardened thirty-year-oldAubrey arrives in town with secrets etched in her silence. Why did she come back? Was she a victim of the night that changed everythingor does she hold the truth of what happened to her family? The town is rife with theoriesbut three women share a dangerous bond: they know more than they’ve ever confessed. As the past resurfacesold alliances fray. A teachera caf├⌐ ownerand a psychologist are drawn together by memories they’d rather forget. Each holds a piece of the puzzle–and a dark secret of their own. When a new disappearance sends shock waves through the townblackmail beginsand the stakes climb higher. In a race against timethese women must confront the truth or risk becoming the next victims of a past they cannot escape. With tension rising and danger lurkingone thing is clear: someone is destined to kill again.