When she shows up at a Montana gas station, clutching an infant and screaming for help, investigators believe she may have been abducted by a cult.Kate's return flips her family's world upside down-her husband is remarried, and her daughter barely remembers her. One woman's reappearance throws her family into turmoil, exposing dark secrets and the hidden, often devastating truth of family relationships.Kate Bennett vanished from a parking lot eleven years ago, leaving behind her husband and young daughter. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. All-absorbing to the very end!” -Minka Kent, Washington Post bestselling author

“A deep, dark, and dangerously addictive read. Electrifying and atmospheric, this dark gem of a novel is one I couldn’t put down.” -Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author This creepy, serpentine tale explores the darkest corners of parenthood and the profoundly unsettling lengths one will go to to keep a family together-no matter the consequences. “A mesmerizing, unbearably tense thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder and sleeping with one eye open. “n the nightmare scale, Lucinda Berry’s thriller may top the charts.” -Popular Culture Association But, needless to say, it’s chilling.” -Gina Kolata, New York Times But in private-well, I won’t give away what happens. She can be sweet and loving, and in public is adorable. They’re told it might take a while for her to learn to behave and trust people. A couple, desperate for a child, have the chance to adopt a beautiful little girl who, they are told, has been abused. It speaks to the fear of every parent: What if your child is a psychopath? This novel takes it a step farther. But there was one book that kept me reading, the sort of novel I can’t put down. I have been so disappointed when well-known writers came out with books that, to me, were just duds. “I am a compulsive reader of literary novels-but this has been a terrible year for fiction that is actually readable, and not experimental.

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