In this novel of escalating fear and suspense by Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent, a secret from a woman’s past unearths a lifetime of lies. How long can she run from the past? On her fortieth birthday, Celia Guest has reason to celebrate. She has a loving marriage, a beautiful Connecticut home, and treasured friends. Celia has everything she’s ever wanted. But among the cards and well-wishes, she discovers a disturbing note: You don’t deserve any of this. Who could be so cruel, so resentful, so…knowing? Then, in the early morning hours, Celia vanishes without a trace. As suspicions and concerns rise among Celia’s friends, her sister Genevieve, with whom she shares a fractured and troubling bond, starts to piece together a shattered life that Celia fled from once before. As a foundation of lies begins to crumble, a terrifying childhood secret Celia thought was dead and buried comes to light. And this time, there’s no getting away from the truth. “From a master of dysfunctional family values.…So many opportunities for misdeeds that even fans will find it hard to predict the next one, or the one after that.” ― Kirkus Reviews “[A] solid psychological thriller.” ― Publishers Weekly Minka Kent is the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Watcher Girl , When I Was You , The Stillwater Girls , The Thinnest Air , The Perfect Roommate , The Memory Watcher , and Unmissing . She is a graduate of Iowa State University and resides in Iowa with her husband and three children. For more information, visit www.minkakent.com.