Author: lauramchugh

“Calling all fans of Sharp Objects and the third season of True Detective: You need to read Laura McHugh.”—Refinery29  “A perfect thriller . . . a thoughtful commentary on America’s opioid crisis and an utterly satisfying mystery.”—Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Watch Me DisappearNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL Sadie Keller is determined to find out … BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL Sadie Keller is determined to find out how her brother died, even if no one else thinks it’s worth investigating. Untimely deaths are all too common in rural Blackwater, Kansas, where crime and overdoses are on the…

“This is one you won’t want to miss” (Karin Slaughter): Lucy, always an outsider, must unravel the secrets of her tight-knit community when a close friend is lost — then found gruesomely murdered. “Recommended for readers who enjoy Laura Lippman and Tana French” (Library Journal).