OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A thrilling thriller and epic love tale that “hits like a sledgehammer… an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl) are coming from the author of We Begin at the End.

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somehow brought me to tears at the end while keeping me anxiously turning the pages… Bravo! —The Women’s author, Kristin Hannah

“Melds intense suspense with a potent examination of love, devotion, and obsession.” (Best New Books) — People

America is undergoing transformation in 1975. The Vietnam War is coming to a close. Joe Frazier is up against Muhammad Ali. Additionally, girls are going missing from Monta Clare, Missouri, a small community.

The most unexpected hero appears when an affluent family’s daughter is attacked. In the process, Patch, a local boy, saves the girl.

Patch and his loved ones quickly learn that there has never been a more delicate line between tragedy and triumph. And that the facts they discover in their quest for answers may cause them to lose each other.

Chris Whitaker’s work explores what lies beneath the darkness of obsession and the dazzling brightness of hope. It is a mystery about a missing person, a thriller about a serial killer, or a love story with a distinctive twist.