âThrillingly tense and twisty, a great read.â â B. A. Paris, the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors
One woman is trapped in the death-grip of the pastâand every one of its dark secretsâin this riveting novel of psychological suspense from Claire Douglas, award-winning author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing.
As much as Libby Hall needs a vacation, sheâs never considered taking one until she sees the note for a house swap. Suffering a miscarriage was a personal turning point. Saving a child from a burning school was a public one. Just as the emotional fallout of both incidents takes its toll, along comes her lifesaversâthe Heywoods, a couple in need of a getaway of their own.
Libby and her husband Jamie canât believe their good fortune when they arrive at the Heywoodâs isolated seaside estate with its panoramic viewsâand just in exchange for their drab two-bedroom apartment. How generous of the Heywoods! Yet how odd. Libby almost feels guilty until the home yields disquieting surprises: a fortune in hidden surveillance equipment, a stranger in the garden who watches them, and the make-shift operating room in the basementâŠ
When Jamie falls dangerously ill, all Libby wants is to return to their comfortably imperfect lives. But itâs already too late. Libby has just discovered the Heywoodsâ biggest secret. And when it appears that even Jamie is hiding something from her, Libbyâs paranoia gets the best of her. It should. For she has buried secrets of her own. As the past comes crawling out of the darkness, Libby fears sheâs walked into an elaborate trap. But who has set it? What do they want of her? And what is she willing to risk to make it out aliveâŠ?
Donât miss these other psychological thrillers from Claire Douglas The New NeighborsThe Wrong SisterThe Woman Who LiedThe Girls Who DisappearedThe Couple at Number 9Just Like the Other GirlsThen She VanishesDo Not DisturbLocal Girl MissingThe Sisters
âThrillingly tense and twisty, a great read.â â B. A. Paris, the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors
One woman is trapped in the death-grip of the pastâand every one of its dark secretsâin this riveting novel of psychological suspense from Claire Douglas, award-winning author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing.
As much as Libby Hall needs a vacation, sheâs never considered taking one until she sees the note for a house swap. Suffering a miscarriage was a personal turning point. Saving a child from a burning school was a public one. Just as the emotional fallout of both incidents takes its toll, along comes her lifesaversâthe Heywoods, a couple in need of a getaway of their own.
Libby and her husband Jamie canât believe their good fortune when they arrive at the Heywoodâs isolated seaside estate with its panoramic viewsâand just in exchange for their drab two-bedroom apartment. How generous of the Heywoods! Yet how odd. Libby almost feels guilty until the home yields disquieting surprises: a fortune in hidden surveillance equipment, a stranger in the garden who watches them, and the make-shift operating room in the basementâŠ
When Jamie falls dangerously ill, all Libby wants is to return to their comfortably imperfect lives. But itâs already too late. Libby has just discovered the Heywoodsâ biggest secret. And when it appears that even Jamie is hiding something from her, Libbyâs paranoia gets the best of her. It should. For she has buried secrets of her own. As the past comes crawling out of the darkness, Libby fears sheâs walked into an elaborate trap. But who has set it? What do they want of her? And what is she willing to risk to make it out aliveâŠ?
Donât miss these other psychological thrillers from Claire Douglas The New NeighborsThe Wrong SisterThe Woman Who LiedThe Girls Who DisappearedThe Couple at Number 9Just Like the Other GirlsThen She VanishesDo Not DisturbLocal Girl MissingThe Sisters