The next nail-biting thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller.
The next nail-biting thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller.
Outside a small Texas town, a girl with one eye is found on the side of the highway in a sea of dandelions, making wishes. Years earlier, a teenager named Tru disappeared from a nearby farm. She was known for her kindness and for always wearing her hair up, sometimes with a wildflower tucked in it. A decade after she disappeared, she is legend, and more alive than ever.Now, the town's youngest cop is desperate to solve both cases. She shares a wound with the mystery girl with one eye. She knew and loved Tru. And she has reasons to protect the leading suspect, a man the town is seething to tear apart.
Strong characterisation, haunting images, a wonderful sense of place Guardian Utterly compelling . . . the writing is mesmeric Ali Land Beautifully written and wonderfully chilling Sarah Pinborough Praise for Julia Heaberlin -
Julia Heaberlin is an award-winning journalist. She has also edited numerous real-life thriller stories, including a series on the perplexing and tragic murders of girls buried in the Mexican desert and another on domestic violence. She lives with her husband and son in Texas.
Her previous novel, Black-Eyed Susans, was a Sunday Times number two bestseller and a Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club selection as well as Waterstones Thriller of the Month.
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