Presented by Penguin.

Every town has its secrets. Lesley Kara understands them all .

From the author of 2019’s biggest crime thriller debut, The Rumour, comes an addictive new novel . . .

It’s been 192 days, seven hours and fifteen minutes since her last beverage. Now Astrid is wanting to turn her life around.

Having reluctantly relocated back in with her mom, in a calm seaside town from the temptations and painful memories of her lifestyle before, Astrid is focusing on her recovery. She’s going to conferences. Confessing her misdeeds. Making amends to the people she’s wronged.

But someone knows just what Astrid is jogging from. And they won’t quit until she discovers that some errors can not be corrected.

Some mistakes, you must pay for . . .