We Lie Here // A Thriller

A womans trip home reveals frightening truths in a twisty novel of murder and family secrets by theNew York Timesbestselling author ofAnd Now Shes GoneandThese Toxic Things.

TV writer Yara Gibsons hometown of Palmdale, California, isnt her first choice for a vacation. But shes back to host her parents twentieth-anniversary party and find the perfect family mementos for the celebration. Everything is going to plan until Yara receives a disturbing text:I have information that will change your life.

The message is from Felicia Campbell, who claims to be a childhood friend of Yaras mother. But theyve been estranged for yearsdrama best ignored and forgotten. But Yara cant forget Felicia, who keeps texting, insisting that Yara talk to her before its too late.

But the next day is already too late for Felicia, whose body is found floating in Lake Palmdale. Before she died, Felicia left Yara a key to a remote lakeside cabin. In the basement are files related to a mysterious tragedy, unsolved since 1998. What secrets was Felicia hiding? How much of what Yara knows about her family has been true?

The deeper Yara digs for answers, the more she fears that Felicia was right. Uncovering the truth about what happened at the cabin all those years agowillchange Yaras lifeor end it.

Rachel Howzell Hall is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofThese Toxic Things;And Now She’s Gone;They All Fall Down; and, with James Patterson,The Good Sister, which was included in Patterson’s collectionThe Family Lawyer. An Anthony, International Thriller Writers, and Lefty Award nominee, Rachel is also the author ofLand of Shadows,Skies of Ash,Trail of Echoes, andCity of Saviorsin the Detective Elouise Norton series. A past member of the board of directors for Mystery Writers of America, Rachel has been a featured writer on NPR’s acclaimedCrime in the Cityseries and the National Endowment for the Arts weekly podcast; she has also served as a mentor in Pitch Wars and the Association of Writers Programs. Rachel lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. For more information, visit www.rachelhowzell.com.

• Publisher:Thomas & Mercer (July 12, 2022)
• Language:English
• Paperback:415 pages
• ISBN-10:1542033691
• ISBN-13:9781542033695
• Item Weight:14.9 ounces
• Dimensions:5.5 x 1 x 8.25 inches