With chilling echoes of a notorious, real-life murder in Connecticut, nationally bestselling author Patricia MacDonald's gripping novel unwraps the layers of fear and guilt in a small town where nothing bad ever happens—until a pretty teenager disappears...
Founder's Day in Felton, Tennessee, should be a joyous occasion. But it's the day Michele Burdette never returns home from the festivities...the day Michele is found murdered. Now, as her mother Lillie tries to heal her shattered life, haunting questions emerge about the identity of Michele's killer—and Lillie realizes no one in her family or in Felton can be presumed innocent. A ring of suspicion is tightening around Michele's father, stepfather, and her football hero brother, and Lillie's quest for justice will reveal the deadly lies hidden behind the closed doors of her town, and her past...
