A return from the past knocks a family dangerously off-balance in a novel of spiraling suspense by Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent.
Merritt Coletto and her husband, Luca, have the life they dreamed of: a coastal home, a promising future, and a growing family. That dream ends with a late-night knock on the door.
Weak, broken, and emaciated, its Lucas first wife, Lydia. Missing for ten years, presumed dead, and very much alive, she has quite a story. Her kidnapping. A torturous confinement that shouldve ended with her dead. And finally, escape. Racked with guilt over the beautiful life theyve built, Merritt and Luca agree to help get Lydia back on her feetits the least they can do.
But the more enmeshed Lydia becomes in Merritts family, the more questions Merritt has. What is it about Lydia thats especially unnerving? Why hasnt she gone to the police with her harrowing tale? What does she really want of them? The answers, when they come, are terrifying.
Because Lydia isnt the only one with secrets.
