Author: carolgoodman
Tess is a teacher set on leaving her past behind. But when her teenage son calls in the middle of the night, begging for help — and his girlfriend turns up dead soon after — her own dark secret threatens to resurface. “Enough shocking twists to leave you breathless” (Edgar Award–winning author Alison Gaylin).
When Mattie shelters Alice and her son during a snowstorm, as they flee an abusive relationship, a typical night turns into a bone-chilling fight for survival. “Brilliantly conceived and executed… Goodman provides readers with that delicious frisson that comes from not knowing what will happen next” (Publishers Weekly).
Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author“An atmospheric and harrowing tale, richly literary in complexity but ripe with all the crazed undertones, confusions, and forebodings inherent in the gothic genre. Recommend this riveting, du Maurier–like novel to fans of Jennifer McMahon.” — Booklist (starred review)From the author of the internationally bestselling The Lake of Dead Languages comes a … author of the internationally bestselling The Lake of Dead Languages comes a gripping novel about madness, motherhood, love, and trust.When Daphne Marist and her infant daughter, Chloe, pull up the gravel drive to the home of Daphne’s new employer, it feels like they’ve…
A BookBub Editor Pick: In this “spellbinding and delicious” thriller (Kirkus Reviews), struggling writers Clare and Jess seek a fresh start in picturesque upstate New York. But terrifying secrets lie within their crumbling residence’s haunting past…