WINNER OF THE 2020 MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARDThe latest thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Lake of Dead Languages and The Other Mother, a story of mistaken identities and missed chances, forgiveness, and vengeance.Carol Goodman is, simply put, a stellar writer.Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The Red HunterALICE gets offa bus in the middle of a snowstorm in Delphi, NY. She is fleeing an abusive relationship and desperate to protect...OREN, ten years old, a major Star Wars fan and wise beyond his years. Though Alice is wary, Oren bonds nearly instantly with...MATTIE, a social worker in her fifties who lives in an enormous rundown house in the middle of the woods. Mattie lives alone and is always available, and so sheis the person the hotline always calls when they need a latenight pickup. And although according toprotocol Mattie should take Alice and Oren to a local shelter, instead she brings them home for the night. She has plenty of room, she says. What she doesnt say is that Oren reminds her of her little brother, who died thirty years ago at the age of ten.But Mattie isnt the only one withholding elements of the truth. Alice is keeping her own secrets. And as the snowstorm worsens around them, each womans past will prove itself unburied, stirring up threats both within and without.

Binding: Paperback;322 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers; Classification: FH; Weight: 358 g; Dimensions: 136 x 203 x 17

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