**AN INSTANT <NEW YORK TIMES< BESTSELLER!

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the <New York Times< bestselling author of <The Couple Next Door<

&ldquo;The most addictive book I''ve read in ages&mdash;so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.&rdquo; &mdash;Lisa Jewell, #1 <New York Times< bestselling author of <The Family Remains<

< <&ldquo;Lapena is a master of manipulation.&rdquo; &mdash;<USA Today<**

<Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families.<

< <William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he&rsquo;s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper.&#160;

Hours later, Avery&rsquo;s family declares her missing.&#160;

Suddenly Stanhope doesn&rsquo;t feel so safe. And William isn&rsquo;t the only one on his street who&rsquo;s hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery''s neighbors become increasingly unhinged.&#160;

Who took Avery Wooler?

<Nothing will prepare you for the truth.<

Autorentext

Shari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of nine thrillers, including The Couple Next Door, which have all been New York Times, Sunday Times, and Globe and Mail bestsellers. Lapena’s books have been sold in forty territories around the world. She lives on a farm outside Toronto.

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

“Lapena’s books are addictive!”*—*Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of *The Housemaid

“The most addictive book I've read in ages—so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.” —Lisa Jewell*

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door**

Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families.

William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper.

Hours later, Avery’s family declares her missing.

Suddenly Stanhope doesn’t feel so safe. And William isn’t the only one on his street who’s hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery's neighbors become increasingly unhinged.

Who took Avery Wooler?

Nothing will prepare you for the truth.

Zusammenfassung
**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

Another thrilling domestic suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

“The most addictive book I've read in ages—so slick and disquieting and clever. Just brilliant.” —Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains

“Lapena is a master of manipulation.” —USA Today**

Welcome to Stanhope. A safe neighborhood. A place for families.

William Wooler is a family man, on the surface. But he’s been having an affair, an affair that ended horribly this afternoon at a motel up the road. So when he returns to his house, devastated and angry, to find his difficult nine-year-old daughter, Avery, unexpectedly home from school, William loses his temper.

Hours later, Avery’s family declares her missing.

Suddenly Stanhope doesn’t feel so safe. And William isn’t the only one on his street who’s hiding a lie. As witnesses come forward with information that may or may not be true, Avery's neighbors become increasingly unhinged.

Who took Avery Wooler?

Nothing will prepare you for the truth.