âA higher level than the standard thriller. Readers will enjoy this book for the suspenseâŚ[and] love it for the skill and mastery Moretti has for her craft.â âNew York Journal of Books
âMorbidâŚMoretti pulls some tricky tricks.â âThe New York Times
New York Times bestselling author Kate Morettiâs next âexceptionalâŚemotionally astute, [and] deliciously sinisterâ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) thriller follows the daughter of a convicted serial killer who finds herself at the center of a murder investigation.
Fifteen years ago, Lilith Wade was arrested for the brutal murder of six women. After a death row conviction, media frenzy, and the release of an unauthorized biography, her thirty-year-old daughter Edie Beckett is just trying to survive out of the spotlight. Sheâs a recovering alcoholic with a dead-end city job and an unhealthy codependent relationship with her brother.
Edie also has a disturbing secret: a growing obsession with the families of Lilithâs victims. Sheâs desperate to see how theyâve managedâor failedâto move on. While her escalating fixation is a problem, sheâs careful to keep her distance. That is, until she crosses a line and a man is found murdered.
Edie quickly becomes the prime suspectâand while she canât remember everything that happened the night of the murder, sheâd surely remember killing someone. With the detective who arrested her mother hot on her trail, Edie goes into hiding. Sheâs must get to the truth of what happened that night before the policeâor the real killerâfind her.
Unless, of course, she has more in common with her mother than sheâs willing to admitâŚ
Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, In Her Bones features Morettiâs âriveting and insightfulâ (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) prose and âchillingly satisfyingâ (Publishers Weekly) twists, and will leave you questioning the nature of guilt, obsession, and the toxicity of familial ties.