You Know Why
From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a suspenseful domestic thriller about identity, revenge, and the dangerous secrets kept hidden from the ones we love most.
It's the holidays, and photographer Brooklyn Locke is bound for Italy with her husband, Trey, and their two children. But when Trey vanishes from the airport, missing their connecting flight, their impromptu vacation--and life as she knows it--begins to unravel.
Desperate to find her husband, Brooklyn accepts help from a stranger on the same flight, Eden Barrow. But Eden soon makes a shocking claim. She is the sister of Trey's first wife, and ten years ago he was the main suspect in her murder.
Struggling to comprehend these accusations, fate delivers one more blow: a violent accident that leaves Brooklyn fighting for her life. With nowhere else to turn, Brooklyn leans on Eden for support. But each kindness feels too rehearsed, feeding her doubts about Eden's motives and Trey's true past.
Brooklyn has her own dark history she'd rather forget and confronts an unsettling possibility. Her life is not what it seems, and the truth is a trap--laid by someone waiting for the perfect time to strike.
(c) 2026 by J.T. Ellison, all rights reserved.
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It wasn’t her fault the scissors were there. It wasn't her fault that her sister tripped and they jammed into her stomach. She'd been a thorn in her sister’s side ever since that night when he chose her sister over her. And then, in a heartbeat, her sister was gone and she knew what she had to do. She saw him standing over her sister, the scissors in his hand. And she screamed. Oh, the screams she screamed. She impressed even herself.
It’s sexy, this story. A wife hit by a car, the parents murdered, a husband on the run, murdered parents. A bond born in blood–the blood of a sister, killed by the hand of another’s son. Phone threats. Embezzlement. Money laundering. Fraud. And unfortunately, attempted murder…of his wife. But all is not what it seems in the House of Locke. It never was.
It’s strange finding normalcy in a stranger's kitchen. There is so much commonality in our lives—this universal need for sustenance, the joy of a simple meal. But you never know what's happening behind the doors of the home of another until they invite you in. And even then, the facade rarely falls. You are an observer. You see only what they let you.
Trust your instincts, your therapist tells you. You are going to have to rely on them for the time being. Your instinct is to eliminate the stranger by making sure she stops breathing, but you don't think that's exactly what the therapist had in mind. There are bad people in the world. Sometimes you have to compromise yourself to make sure the ones you love are safe. Lie, cheat, steal, kill, how far would you go to protect those you love? Bottoms up to J. T. Ellison’s bonechilling You Know Why.
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