A USA TODAY BESTSELLER In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut disquiet descends
on a small town after the suspicious death of a beautiful young doctor with all clues pointing
to the reclusive young man who abandoned the community in chase of big city dreams but returned
for the first love he left behind. Perfect for fans of All Good People Here and Where the
Crawdads Sing . One peaceful morning in the small Puget Sound town of Point Orchards the
lifeless body of Dr. Erin Landry is found hanging from a tree on the property of prodigal son
and failed writer Elijah Leith. Sheriff Jim Godbout’s initial investigation points to an
obvious suicide but upon closer inspection there seem to be clues of foul play when he
discovers that the circumstances of the beautiful doctor’s death were ripped straight from the
pages of Elijah Leith’s own novel. Out of money and motivation thirty-three-year-old Elijah
returns to his empty childhood home to lick the wounds of his futile writing career. Hungry for
purpose he throws himself into restoring the ramshackle cabin his father left behind and
rekindling his relationship with Nakita the extraordinary girl from the nearby reservation
whom he betrayed but was never able to forget. As the town of Point Orchards turns against
him Elijah must fight for his innocence against an unexpected foe who is close and cunning
enough to flawlessly frame him for murder in this scintillating literary thriller that seeks to
uncover a case of love loss and revenge.
