Author: heathergudenkauf
“Gudenkauf proves herself the master of the smart, suspenseful small-town thriller” (New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan): Decades after her best friend’s murder, Maggie — now a detective — stumbles upon new evidence that could lead to the killer. But someone will do anything to stop the case from being solved…
From an Edgar Award–nominated author comes a spine-tingling thriller about a small town’s hunt for answers after a brutal attack on a 12-year-old girl. “Eerily page-turning and wonderfully twisty… Riveting” (New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight).
A woman uncovers earth-shattering secrets about her husband’s family in this chilling page-turner from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf Sarah Quinlan’s husband, Jack, has been haunted for decades by the untimely death of his mother when he was just a teenager, her body found in the cellar of their family farm, the circumstances a mystery. The case rocked the small farm town … small farm town of Penny Gate, Iowa, where Jack was raised, and for years Jack avoided returning home. But when his beloved aunt Julia is in an accident, hospitalized in a coma, Jack and Sarah…
In this gripping and emotionally-charged thriller, New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf shows how all it takes is a single moment to change everything. In the midst of a sudden spring snowstorm, a man armed with a gun walks into a school. Officer Meg Barrett holds the responsibility of the children of Broken Branch in her hands. Will Thwaite stands by helplessly and wonders if … helplessly and wonders if he has failed his child again. Trapped in her classroom, Evelyn Oliver watches for an opportunity to rescue the children in her care. And thirteen-year-old Augie Baker will risk…