One woman is trapped in the death-grip of the pastâand every one of its dark secretsâin this riveting novel of psychological suspense from the award-winning author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing.
She can runâŠ
As much as Libby Hall needs a vacation, sheâs never considered taking one until she sees the note for a house swap. Suffering a miscarriage was a personal turning point. Saving a child from a burning school was a public one. Just as the emotional fallout of both incidents takes its toll, along comes her lifesaversâthe Heywoods, a couple in need of a getaway of their own. But she canât hideâŠ
Libby and her husband Jamie canât believe their good fortune when they arrive at the Heywoodâs isolated seaside estate with its panoramic viewsâand just in exchange for their drab two-bedroom apartment. How generous of the Heywoods! Yet how odd. Libby almost feels guilty until the home yields disquieting surprises: a fortune in hidden surveillance equipment, a stranger in the garden who watches them, and the make-shift operating room in the basementâŠ
Because someone knows her secretâŠ
When Jamie falls dangerously ill, all Libby wants is to return to their comfortably imperfect lives. But itâs already too late. Libby has just discovered the Heywoodsâ biggest secret. And when it appears that even Jamie is hiding something from her, Libbyâs paranoia gets the best of her. It should. For she has buried secrets of her own. As the past comes crawling out of the darkness, Libby fears sheâs walked into an elaborate trap. But who has set it? What do they want of her? And what is she willing to risk to make it out aliveâŠ?