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Julia, the sisters’ teenaged sibling, vanished two decades earlier, leaving Claire and Lydia estranged and scarred. Claire lives as the glamorous wife of an Atlanta billionaire, while Lydia struggles as a single mother of her son. Their worlds collide when Claire’s husband is killed and a new case of a missing child emerges, echoing Julia’s unresolved disappearance. Forced into an uneasy alliance, the sisters delve into the past, uncovering buried family secrets and confronting the trauma that has defined their lives. Their search for truth weaves themes of grief, secrecy, and the quest for justice, offering a tale of shared pain, unexpected redemption, and the depths of vengeance.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Karin Slaughter
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