Behind bars, a killer holds the key. Outside, an obsession turns deadly in this masterfully twisty new thriller from the bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.

Silence of the Lambs meets Cruel Summer in GUESS AGAIN, as #1 internationally bestselling author Charlie Donlea dives into the long shadow of trauma on a small town, hybristophilia and the allure of evil, and the toll the truth can take on those who hunt for it...

A missing girl: 17-year-old Callie Jones was the all-American sweetheart of her small Wisconsin community. No one could have guessed that one summer night at her friends' lake party would be the last time anyone would see her. A highly publicized search followed, but her body was never found. Callie's case went cold.

A former renegade cop: 10 years ago, Ethan Hall was the detective assigned to Callie's case. When all leads slipped through his fingers and the trail went cold, Ethan's guilt led him to leave law enforcement and the trauma of the child crime unit. But now, when Ethan's former partner requests his help on the 10th anniversary of Callie's disappearance, Ethan reluctantly agrees to be brought back into the fold.

A twisted killer: Serial killer Francis Bernard was sentenced to life behind bars -- but he has no plans to stay locked up in his tiny cell. When cop Ethan Hall turns to him for information on Callie's case, Francis sees his chance. Twisting him into his psychological web, Ethan thinks he's safe with Francis locked up, but little does Ethan know, Francis has hands on the outside. And she's willing to die for him.

A woman with a dangerous obsession: Eugenia Morgan is lucky, she knows some people spend a lifetime trying to find their soulmate, but she's already got hers. She just has to break him out of prison first...

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• Publication Date: July 29, 2025
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• Print Length: 353 Pages
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