From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a story of sinister secrets… Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime. To avoid spending her life in prison,Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her homeher joband her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done. But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the roadQuinn must take refuge at the broken-downisolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly ownerNick Baxteris only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night. Unfortunatelythe Baxter Motel isn’t the quietsafe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the waythe silhouette of Nick’s ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching. In the morningQuinn must leave the motel. She’ll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.