"Thrilling and illuminating."--LA Times

"A hypnotic psychological thriller." --People

A chance encounter sparks an unrelenting web of lies in this new gripping and complex psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl.

She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head...

Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit, takes in stray cats. Still, her husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby in tow. Disheveled and apparently homeless, this girl could be a criminal--or worse. But despite her family's objections, Heidi invites Willow and the baby to take refuge in their home.

Heidi spends the next few days helping Willow get back on her feet, but as clues into Willow's past begin to surface, Heidi is forced to decide how far she's willing to go to help a stranger. What starts as an act of kindness quickly spirals into a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated.

More Praise:

"Hypnotic and anything but predictable." --Kirkus, starred review

"A superb psychological thriller...stunning."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

Don't miss Mary Kubica's newest novel, It's Not Her, where two families vacationing together at a secluded lake resort are at the center of a chilling crime and mysterious disappearance.

And look for the new editions of The Good Girl, Every Last Lie, Don't You Cry and The Other Mrs. featuring brand new covers!

More edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica:

The Good Girl
Every Last Lie
Don't You Cry
When the Lights Go Out
Local Woman Missing
Just The Nicest Couple
The Other Mrs.
She's Not Sorry
It's Not Her

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