Nina and Simon are the perfect couple. Young, fun and deeply in love. Until they leave for a weekend at his familyâs cabin in Vermont, and only Simon comes home.
WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA?
Nobody knows. Simonâs explanation about what happened in their last hours together doesnât add up. Ninaâs parents push the police for answers, and Simonâs parents rush to protect him. They hire expensive lawyers and a PR firm that quickly ramps up a vicious, nothing-is-off-limits media campaign.
HOW FAR WILL HIS FAMILY GO TO KEEP HIM SAFE?
Soon, facts are lost in a swirl of accusation and counter-accusation. Everyone chooses a side, and the story goes viral, fueled by armchair investigators and wild conspiracy theories and illustrated with pretty pictures taken from Ninaâs social media accounts. Journalists descend on their small Vermont town, followed by a few obsessive "fans".
HOW FAR WILL HER FAMILY GO TO GET TO THE TRUTH?
Ninaâs family is under siege, but they never lose sight of the only thing that really matters â finding their daughter. Out-gunned by Simonâs wealthy, powerful family, Ninaâs parents recognize that if playing by the rules wonât get them anywhere, itâs time to break them.
Sunday TimesâA chilling tale of how far people will go to protect a predatorâ
Daily MailâSinuous and immaculately paced, there is a ferocious sting in the tale'
Irish TimesâMcTiernan brings real craft to her charactersâ
New York Times'Almost painfully grippingâŚthe last scene will make your blood run cold'
Liz Nugent, author ofStrange Sally Diamond'Probably the best thriller I have read this year. Dervla is an outstanding writer and this is undoubtedly her best book'
Trent Dalton, author ofBoy Swallows UniverseâAddictive. Propulsive. Less page-turning than page-devouringâŚDervla McTiernan is a thriller masterâ
Don Winslow, author ofThe CartelâAn unforgettable and deeply moving readâ
T. J. Newman, author ofFallingâI read the book in one long sitting, late into the nightâ
Sally Hepworth, author ofThe Mother-in-LawâEveryoneâs going to be talking about that endingâ
From the No.1 internationally bestselling author comes an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each otherâone seeking justice in the disappearance of their daughter, the other desperate to clear their sonâs name. You wonât want to miss this heart-breaking, heart-stopping novel!