New York Situations bestselling writer of The Good Female, Mary Kubica results with an electrifying and addictive tale of deceit and obsession

In downtown Chicago, a young girl named Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting notice tackled to My Dearest is found among her possessions, departing her friend and roommate Quinn Collins to question where Esther is normally and whether or not she’s the person Quinn believed she knew.

Meanwhile, in a small Michigan harbor city about NOT Cry an hour outdoors Chicago, a mysterious female appears in the quiet coffee shop where eighteen-year-old Alex Gallo works mainly because a dishwasher. He is immediately attracted to her appeal and beauty, but what begins as an innocent crush quickly spirals into something a lot more dark and sinister than he ever expected.

As Quinn searches for answers about Esther, and Alex is drawn further beneath the stranger’s spell, expert of suspense Mary Kubica calls for readers on a tight and twisted thrill ride that builds to a stunning conclusion and shows that no matter how fast and far we run, the past always catches up with us in the long run