In a tense, twisting novel of domestic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy, a woman returns to her sleepy Missouri hometown and discovers her familyâs grisly secrets . . .
Leaving Canton, Missouri, behind was no hardship for Jesse Hudson. When she was a teenager, her stepmother and stepsister abruptly disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Their bodies were never found, but Jesseâs father, Mac, became a murder suspect. When he too vanished, Jesse waited months for him to return. Finally, she left, bouncing from one bartending job to another for years.
Now Jesse is back, hoping to quickly sell her fatherâs old bar before moving on for good. But coming home to Cantonâs quiet, cobblestone streets doesnât go quite as expected. There are memories resurfacing, and ties that havenât broken. Then her fatherâs lawyer makes a startling admission: before he disappeared, Mac had discovered that Jesseâs stepmother, Victoria, was living under an assumed name. âVictoria Hudsonâ never even existed. Who was she really?
Delving deeper, Jesse grows convinced that her fatherâs assumed death is tied to Victoriaâs real identity. And looking to the past is yielding more than secrets. Someone has been waiting for this homecoming, for a chance to unleash revenge for sins real and imagined. And theyâll make sure that Jesse never leaves town again . . .