Lucinda Berry

From the bestselling author of The Best of Friends comes a heart-stopping psychological thriller about the shades of truth and the power of lies in the wake of one mother's unspeakable loss. Therapist turned stay-at-home mom Jules Hart's idyllic suburban life shatters when she crashes her car into an icy lake. Her son and another teenage boy plunge into the water with her, but Jules can only manage to save one--the wrong one. Reeling from the death of her son, Jules spirals into a violent and unstable mental state. Ten months after the accident, she's still trying to reckon with the fact that she rescued Isaac Greer, another woman's child, when Isaac suddenly vanishes. Jules finds herself at the center of a massive police investigation. While she harbors her own dangerous secrets, Jules is adamant that she didn't take Isaac. But then who did? Is Isaac the victim of a dangerous killer who's been targeting boys in the Midwest? Or is someone else pulling the strings in this deadly game?

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Off the Deep End

Amanda Autumn Berrey

“Parents lead with their hearts. They can’t help it. That’s how it is in every single investigation, and believe me, every single parent thinks they’ll be the one to solve the case and that they’ll be able to be objective without letting their emotions get involved. They all think that. I’m sure you do, too, but let me set you straight. It’s impossible to do, so don’t even try. You’re too close to this thing. You can’t see clearly when you’re looking through broken pieces.”

“I thought I had that—the ultimate fairy-tale life. I’d achieved what I’d dreamed of since I was a little girl. But I was wrong.” I was wrong about a lot of things. “Romantic love might actually be the cheapest version of love.”

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