NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“It’s Slaughter’s prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers.” — Washington PostFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her, comes an electrifying crime fiction thriller featuring newly minted US Marshal Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s past. A small town hides a big secret…Who killed Emily Vaughn?A girl with a secret…Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. An unsolved murder…Forty years later, Emily’s unsolved murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that’s about to change.One final chance to uncover a killer…US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But, in reality, Andrea is there to solve a gripping mystery and find justice for Emily. The killer is still out there—and Andrea must discover the truth before she gets silenced, too…