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Published Jun 2024
608 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction
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From the New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that spans decades.
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.
When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
"This book hits like a sledgehammer. Equal parts harrowing and triumphant, Chris Whitaker's novel is a haunting story of America, alternating between its twin strands of violence and love. An absolutely must-read novel." —Gillian Flynn
"Chris Whitaker kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end... . Brava!" —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Engrossing, heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure—I've never read anything quite like it. This book will stay with you for a very long time." —Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment
"Chris Whitaker's latest novel is a book to lose yourself in... . [T]his sprawling crime novel transcends its genre to become something epic in scope, haunting, and ultimately deeply moving." ―Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fury
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Chris Whitakeris the award-winning author of Tall Oaks, All the Wicked Girls, and the New York Times bestseller We Begin at the End. Chris lives in the UK.
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