The explosive new thriller by the New York Times bestseller, Lisa Unger. Twenty-year-old Finley Montgomery has always been different. She's never been able to control the things that happen to her - not even the pain of a new tattoo or the roar of her motorcycle can drown out the chaos. When she moves to her grandmother's house in the small town of The Hollows in upstate New York, Finley is hoping to a fresh start. Then a detective shows up. He knows about Finley's unusual gifts and he wants her help. There's a little girl missing and the police investigation has gone cold. Now, time is running out. Only Finley can uncover the truth - but can she find the answers before it's too late?

In the New York Times bestselling Jones Cooper series by Lisa Unger, falling in love should be a dream but sometimes it's a living nightmare in this "haunting, compulsive tale that will have you under its spell long after you've closed the book" (Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author). Darkness has a way of finding Ian when he is with Priss. Even when they were kids, playing in the woods of their small upstate New York town, he could feel it. Still, Priss was his best friend, his salvation from the bullies who teased him mercilessly and from his family's deadly secrets. Now that they've both escaped to New York City, Ian is no longer the tortured victim. He is a talented and successful graphic novelist, and Priss...Priss is still trouble. The booze, the drugs, the sex--Ian is growing tired of late nights together trying to forget the past. Especially now that he's met sweet, beautiful Megan, whose love makes him want to change for the better. But Priss doesn't like change. Change makes her angry. And when Priss is angry, terrible things begin to happen...

A collection of the year’s best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger and series editor Steph Cha. Master of the thriller Lisa Unger selects twenty mystery and suspense short stories that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.

The Lisa Unger novel we've all been waiting for--"a live wire...A shocking, unputdownable thriller" (Karin Slaughter).
Lana Granger lives a life of lies. She has told so many lies about where she comes from and who she is that the truth is like a cloudy nightmare she can't quite recall. About to graduate from college and with her trust fund almost tapped out, she takes a job babysitting a troubled boy named Luke. Expelled from schools all over the country, the manipulative young Luke is accustomed to controlling the people in his life. But, in Lana, he may have met his match. Or has Lana met hers?
When Lana's closest friend, Beck, mysteriously disappears, Lana resumes her lying ways--to friends, to the police, to herself. The police have a lot of questions for Lana when the story about her whereabouts the night Beck disappeared doesn't jibe with eyewitness accounts. Lana will do anything to hide the truth, but it might not be enough to keep her ominous secrets buried. Someone else knows about Lana's lies. And he's dying to tell.
"Savor the pleasure of being guided by Unger's sure hand along a deliciously twisted narrative path" ("Kirkus Reviews"). Masterfully suspenseful, finely crafted, and written with a no-holds-barred raw power, this is Lisa Unger at her best.

'A touch of Jekyll and Hyde in this story of murder, vengeance and bonds of friendship. Fine stuff' Ian Rankin 'BRILLIANT!!' Suzy K Quinn 'Thrilling' Riley Sager 'A smart, taut thriller' Chris Bohjalian Praise for Lisa Unger: 'The best nail-biter I have read for ages' Lee Child 'Gripping suspense at its best' Karin Slaughter * * * * You committed the perfect crime. But someone knows the truth. You followed the trial obsessively. You know he's guilty and can't believe he got away with it. But someone is determined to see justice done. Rain Winter left journalism behind to focus on her baby daughter. But when a man acquitted for murder is killed, in the same way as his suspected victims, Rain sees a pattern emerging between a series of cold cases. Meticulous and untraceable, this killer strikes in the dead of night, making sure that the guilty are suitably punished for their crimes. As Rain's investigation deepens, she must face up to dark secrets in her own past and the realisation that the killer may be closer than she thinks... From bestselling author Lisa Unger comes a dark and addictive psychological suspense which will keep you breathless until the last page. * * * * Crime writers love Lisa Unger! 'Suspenseful, sensitive, sexy, subtle. The best nail-biter I have read for ages. Highly recommended' Lee Child 'This is one book that will have you racing to the last page, only to have you wishing the ride wasn't over' Michael Connelly 'Riveting psychological suspense of the first order. If you haven't yet experienced Lisa Unger, what are you waiting for?' Harlan Coben 'Deliciously intense and addictive' Karin Slaughter 'This is a haunting, compulsive tale that will have you under its spell long after you've closed the book.' Tess Gerritsen 'A twisting labyrinth of a book where nothing is as it seems' Lisa Gardner 'A perfectly dark and unsettling, spellbinding thriller' Mary Kubica

'WHAT A READ!... Completely engrossing, undeniably enthralling... The biggest five stars.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'A masterclass in storytelling... Unforgettable.' Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife Everyone has a secret. Who would you trust with yours? On Selena Murphy's train home from work, a mysterious woman named Martha strikes up a conversation and shares a confession: she's having an affair with her boss. In turn, Selena shares her own secret: she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. At Selena's station the two women part, and Selena never expects to see her again. Until she receives a message. I'd love to continue our conversation. Can we get together? It's Martha, by the way. From the train. But Selena never gave Martha her number. She brushes the message off - until days later her nanny goes missing, and Selena begins to wonder if it's all connected. Who is Martha, really? And what does she want with Selena? Confessions on the 7:45 will have you gripped from the first page until the last. Perfect for fans of Harriet Tyce's Blood Orange and A.J. Finn's The Woman in the Window. 'Unger takes you deep into the minds of psychopaths, and while you wouldn't want to live there, what wild, creepy places they are to visit. Unger is at the top of her game here.' Linwood Barclay, New York Times bestselling author of Elevator Pitch 'I was hooked from the first to last page... A MUST READ.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'Wowsers what a read... Absolutely loved it from beginning to end... The best book I've read in a long time.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'Wow!... Once I started reading I was unable to put it down.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'A "can't miss" 5-star thriller!... I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish it!' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'So addictive that I have been unable to put this down.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'I can't even begin to describe how much I loved this book.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'Oh my goodness, I loved this book... I couldn't read it fast enough.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'Full of twists and turns and it kept me guessing until the very end... By far the best book I have read this year.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'EXCITING AND EXHILARATING... An excellent novel.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 'Psychological thrillers don't get any better than this.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

'Gripping suspense at its best' Karin Slaughter 'If you haven't yet discovered Lisa Unger, what are you waiting for?' Harlan Coben Her husband's killer may be closer than she thinks... It's been a year since Poppy's husband, Jack, was brutally murdered during his morning run. She's trying to move on but what happened that day is still haunting her. And now she's sure she is being followed... Sleep deprived and secretly self-medicating, Poppy is unable to separate her dreams from reality. She feels like she's losing her mind. But what if she's not? What if she's actually remembering what really happened? What if her husband wasn't who he said he was? And what if his killer is still watching her... Readers love Lisa Unger 'Mesmerising and totally absorbing' 'Pulled me in and wouldn't let go' 'A gripping page turner' 'I couldn't stop reading' 'Full of suspense'

Maggie and Jones live with their teenage son, Rick, in The Hollows, a small town outside of New York City. The cozy intimacy of the town is broken when Rick's girlfriend, Charlene, mysteriously disappears. The investigation has Jones, the lead detective on the case, acting strangely and Rick, already a brooding teenager, becomes even more withdrawn. Maggie finds herself drawn in both as a trained psychologist and as a mother, walking a tightrope that threatens the stability of her family. Determined to uncover the truth, Maggie pursues her own leads into Charlene's disappearance and exposes a long-buried town secret--one that could destroy everything she holds dear.

Isabel Raine thought she had everything-a successful career, a supportive family, and a happy marriage to the man she loved. Then one ordinary morning, her husband, Marcus, picks up his briefcase, kisses her good-bye, and simply vanishes.
That day, all her calls to him go straight to voice mail; the messages she leaves at his office go unreturned, too. Panicking after finally receiving a call from his cell phone in which all she can hear is a man's terrified cry, Isabel calls the police. But they aren't interested. Men leave, they tell her. They leave all the time. Desperate to find her husband, Isabel races to his office. But instead of finding him, she finds herself in the middle of an FBI raid. Hours later, she awakens in the hospital with a severe concussion and a homicide detective by her bedside waiting to question her about Marcus Raine-the real Marcus Raine.
Now the only thing Isabel knows for sure is that her husband of five years is gone. Where is he and who is he are questions no one seems able to answer. But Isabel will not rest until she discovers the truth about the man she loves, even if it means risking everything-including her own life.
Bestselling author Lisa Unger takes us on a nightmarish journey from bustling, glamorous New York City to the murky, twisted streets of Prague, seeking the answer to one bone-chilling question: What if the man you love, the one sleeping beside you, is a stranger?

"From the Hardcover edition."

The highly anticipated follow-up to the "New York Times" bestseller "Beautiful Lies,"
Charged with relentless intensity and kinetic action, and playing out with unnerving suspense on the streets of New York and London, Sliver of Truth delves deep into the shadowy world of Ridley Jones, a terrified but determined young woman at once hunting down a ghost from her past and running for her life.

The childhood murder of Lydia Strong's mother has turned her into a woman obsessed with bringing brutal killers to justice. The reclusive, bestselling true-crime writer and investigative consultant has made a life out of chasing monsters. And her powerful intuitions rarely fail her.
When three adults--loners, drifters--go missing, no one seems to notice except for Lydia. Enlisting the help of her friend, former FBI agent Jeffrey Mark, Lydia starts an investigation of her own. But when someone raises the stakes and goes after Lydia--just as fifteen years ago when she put the FBI on the trail of her mother's killer--the real hunt begins.

Everybody knows everybody in The Hollows, a quaint, charming town outside of New York City. It's a place where neighbors keep an eye on one another's kids, where people say hello in the grocery store, and where high school cliques and antics are never quite forgotten. As a child, Maggie found living under the microscope of small-town life stifling. But as a wife and mother, she has happily returned to The Hollows's insular embrace. As a psychologist, her knowledge of family histories provides powerful insights into her patients' lives. So when the girlfriend of her teenage son, Rick, disappears, Maggie's intuitive gift proves useful to the case--and also dangerous.
Eerie parallels soon emerge between Charlene's disappearance and the abduction of another local girl that shook the community years ago when Maggie was a teenager. The investigation has her husband, Jones, the lead detective on the case, acting strangely. Rick, already a brooding teenager, becomes even more withdrawn. In a town where the past is always present, nobody is above suspicion, not even a son in the eyes of his father.
"I know how a moment can spiral out of control," Jones says to a shocked Maggie as he searches Rick's room for incriminating evidence. "How the consequences of one careless action can cost you everything."
As she tries to reassure him that Rick embodies his father in all of the important ways, Maggie realizes this might be exactly what Jones fears most. Determined to uncover the truth, Maggie pursues her own leads into Charlene's disappearance and exposes a long-buried town secret--one that could destroy everything she holds dear. This thrilling novel about one community's intricate yet fragile bonds will leave readers asking, How well do I know the people I love? and How far would I go to protect them?

"From the Hardcover edition."