A second violent crime shocks the small town of Oak Knoll in this โchillingโ (USA Today) thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag.
California, 1986โAย 911 call from a small child sends the idyllic town of Oak Knoll into a tailspin. Then a brutal crime scene is discovered: the body of Marissa Fordham with her young daughter, Haley, injured but alive.
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Sheriffโs detective Tony Mendez faces a puzzle with nothing but pieces that wonโt fit. To assist with his witness, Haley, he calls teacher-turned-child advocate Anne Leone, whoโs already the star witness in a sensational murder trial.
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As Tony and Anne begin to peel back the layers of Marissa Fordhamโs life, they find a clue fragment here, another there. And just when it seems Marissa has taken her secrets to the grave, they uncover a fact that puts Anne and Haley directly in the sights of a killer: Marissa Fordham never existed.