Now a New York Times bestsellerAn unfathomable loss or an unthinkable crime? #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag keeps you guessing in her most harrowing thriller yet. When Detective Nick Fourcade enters the home of Genevieve Gauthier outside the sleepy town of Bayou Breaux, Louisiana, the bloody crime scene that awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he’s ever … awaits him is both the most brutal and the most confusing he’s ever seen. Genevieve’s seven-year-old son, KJ, has been murdered by an alleged intruder, yet Genevieve is alive and well. Meanwhile, Nick’s wife, Detective Annie Broussard, sits with the grieving Genevieve. A mother herself, Annie understands the devastation this woman is going through, but as a detective she’s troubled: Who would murder a child and leave the only witness behind?
When KJ’s sometimes babysitter, twelve-year-old Nora Florette, is reported missing the very next day, the town fears a maniac is preying on their children. With pressure mounting from a tough, no-nonsense new sheriff, the media, and the parents of Bayou Breaux, Nick and Annie dig deep into the dual mysteries. Is someone from Genevieve’s past or present responsible for the death of her son? Is Nora a victim, or something worse? Then everything changes when Genevieve’s past as a convicted criminal comes to light. Could she have killed her own child to free herself from the burden of motherhood, or is the loss of her beloved boy pushing her to the edge of insanity? Could she have something to do with the disappearance of Nora, or is the troubled teen the key to the murder? How far will Nick and Annie have to go to uncover the dark truth of the boy?
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I try to read all of Tami Hoag’s books. This is one of her best! Great characters with an OMG story. Easy to read, hard to put down.
Awesome whodunit!!! twists and turns!!
This book was wonderful. Exciting to the end. Don’t miss it if you like a good mystery
The relationship between the characters in this book will strike you without knowing. The strong detective and his wife working to solve a horrific murder of a child, the turn of the perpetrator will surprise you. Keeps you guessing but explores the depths of what is hidden inside anyone’s life, on a given day. Thanks, Tami Hoag, for such great writing, as always.
great
Wow. Suspenseful, pulse-pounding, twisty/turny, heartbreaking. I loved this book. Broussard and Forcade are even better than they were in their first time around. This will probably be one I pick up again and again.
You can’t go wrong by reading Tami Hoags books. She never lets you down. Kept me guessing until the last chapter! Loved it!!
Tami Hoag delivers another riveting, fast-paced, keeps you guessing ’til the end, great story.
Four and a half stars. At just shy of 500 pages, I thought the book could have been a little shorter. I skimmed some (actually, quite a few) pages in the middle. That said, it was a good story with interesting characters and (IMO) a better than average ending making it well worth the read.
Tami Hoag is one of my favorite authors. Fast paced page-turner, she has done it again with this one.
Took forever to get to the conclusion. Not up to her usual standards