A brilliant child psychiatrist can't let go of her terrifying past.

A BREATH AFTER DROWNING

From the award-winning author of "Trace of Evil" and the bestseller "The Breathtaker" comes a harrowing psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

Kate Wolfe is a renowned Boston psychiatrist dedicated to the health and wellbeing of her young patients. She just moved in with her boyfriend, James, the love of her life, and their future looks bright.

Then one day, a shy child draped in rosary beads and silver crosses shows up in the waiting room of the psychiatric hospital where Kate works, and the girls' parents are nowhere to be found. Not only does 14-year-old Maddie Ward resemble Kate's dead sister, but she reveals details about Kate's life she couldn't possibly know.

While James wants to protect her from her nightmarish past, Kate can't resist peeling back the twisted web of lies that conceal a haunting truth. Now she's being hunted by a sinister presence, a vicious killer who is leaving a trail of bones and heartache behind... and he might just be someone close to her.

"Completely engrossing." -- The Crime Review
"As close to perfect as it can be in the thriller genre." -- Cemetery Dance
"Terrifying... one of the most memorable villains since Hannibal Lecter." -- Wall Street Journal
"An exquisite slow burn that fills you with dread, to a furiously fast pace that rivals that of action thrillers." -- Seattle PI

For fans of Tana French, Dennis Lehane, Chris Whitaker, Gillian Flynn, Michael Connelly, Ruth Ware, J.A. Jance, Jennifer Hillier, Lisa Unger, Karin Slaughter, Sarah Paretsky, Megan Abbott, Patricia Cornwell, James Lee Burke, Margot Douaihy, Lou Berney, Laura Lippman, Jeffery Deaver, Polly Stewart, C.J. Box, William Kent Krueger, Lucy Foley, Paul Tremblay, Rachel Caine, Freida McFadden, Josh Malerman, Sara Gran, Riley Sager and Thomas Harris.

Note: Some language, violence, forensics and elements of horror.

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• Publication Date: September 7, 2025
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• Print Length: 434 Pages
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