Books like No place like home by Mary Higgins Clark

Liza Barton, only ten when she shot her mother in an attempt to save herself from a violent stepfather, survived a court ruling that declared the death a tragic accident. For 24 years she carried the secret and eventually reinvented herself as Celia, a successful interior designer living in Manhattan. Married twice and mother to son Jack, her life appears uneventful until her second husband presents her with a gift: the very house where her mother died. The return of the house forces Celia to confront the community that knows her true identity. When the estate agent who sold the property is brutally murdered, Celia is instantly named a suspect. Wrestling with the shadows of her past, she must fight to prove her innocence while protecting herself and Jack from a ruthless killer. Set in New Jersey and weaving psychological suspense, the novel explores themes of motherhood, abuse, identity, and the enduring impact of childhood trauma.

First publish date: 2005