Named most anticipated book of the year by Cosmopolitan, Woman's Day, She Reads, and Sassy Sarah Reads.
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor comes an electrifying domestic thriller of how one womanâs life is turned upside down when her brother brings his new girlfriend to visitâand no one is telling the truth about who they really are.
Charlotte has everything in life that she ever could have hoped for: a doting, artistic husband, a small-but-thriving flower shop, and her sweet, smart five-year-old daughter, Daisy. Her relationship with her mother might be strained, but the distance between them helps. And her younger brother Rocco may have horrible taste in women, but when he introduces his new girlfriend to Charlotte and her family, they are cautiously optimistic that she could be The One. Daisy seems to love Ruth, and she canât be any worse than the klepto Rocco brought home the last time. At least, thatâs what Charlotte keeps telling herself. But as Rocco and Ruthâs relationship becomes more serious, Ruthâs apparent obsession with Daisy grows more obvious. Then Daisy is kidnapped, and Charlotte is convinced thereâs only one person who could have taken her.
Ruth has never had much, but now sheâs finally on the verge of having everything sheâs ever dreamed of. A stable job at a start-up company, a rakish, handsome boyfriend with whom she falls more in love with every dayâand a chance at the happy family sheâs always wanted, adorable niece included. The only obstacle standing in her way is her boyfriendâs sister Charlotte, whose attitude swerves between politely cold and outright hostile. Rebuffing Ruthâs every attempt to build a friendship with her and Daisy, Charlotte watches over her daughter with a desperate protectiveness that sends chills down Ruthâs spine. Ruth knows that Charlotte has a deeply-buried secret, the only question is: what? A surprise outing with Daisy could be the key to finding out, and Ruth knows she must take the chance while she has itâfor everyoneâs sake.
As the two women follow each other down a chilling rabbit hole, unearthing winding paths of deceit, lies, and trauma, a family and a future will be completelyâand irrevocablyâshattered.
From its very first page, Something Sheâs Not Telling Us takes hold of readersâ imagination in a harrowing, unforgettable thriller that dives deep into the domestic psyche and asks the question: Is anyone ever really who they say they areâŚ?