The instant No.1 Sunday Times bestseller! The gripping and exciting first book in a brand new
crime thriller series from the international sensation Karin Slaughter. 'A thriller of breadth
and depth-a powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena 'Explosive from the very start' Cara
Hunter 'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart' Jane Casey 'Karin Slaughter is always a
must read' Harlan Coben 'A dark shocking and visceral story ... Absolutely brilliant' Janice
Hallett 'Powerful beautiful brimming with heart and grit - an astonishing novel. I adored it'
Andrea Mara *** Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody
knows the truth. Emmy Clifton has lived here all her life. She thinks she knows her neighbours.
She's wrong. She thinks it's just another hot summer night: a night like any other. She's
wrong. When her best friend's daughter asks for help she thinks it's just some teenage drama.
She thinks it can wait. She's never been more wrong in her life. As the town ignites in the
wake of the girl's disappearance Emmy throws herself into the search. But then she realises:
You never really know a town until you know its secrets. Is Emmy ready for the truth? *** '
Karin absolutely nails small town America with complex family lives filled with secrets and
paranoia' ¿¿¿¿¿ reader review 'Brilliant heart-breaking tense disturbing and another
impossible to put down' ¿¿¿¿¿ reader review 'A compelling and intricately woven thriller that
will keep readers hooked from start to finish' ¿¿¿¿¿ reader review