Author Description

<b>One of the <i>New York Times Book Review</i>'s Top Ten Best Crime Novels of 2020<br>One of <i>USA Today</i>'s Best Books of 2020<br><br>"[A] hypnotic debut. . . .[An] uncommonly clever whodunit." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br><br>A thrilling debut novel perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie and <i>The Secret History</i>, exploring deceit, first love, and the depths to which obsession can drive us.</b><br><br><i>People disappear when they most want to be seen.</i><br><br>Jess Walker has come to a concrete campus under the flat gray skies of East Anglia for one reason: to be taught by the mesmerizing and rebellious Dr. Lorna Clay, whose seminars soon transform Jess's thinking on life, love, and Agatha Christie. Swept up in Lorna's thrall, Jess falls in with a tightly knit group of rule-breakers--until the dynamic among the friends begins to darken. When a tragedy shatters their friendships and love affairs and reveals a terrible secret, Jess must face the question she fears most: What is the true cost of an extraordinary life?