May Cobb

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Published by: Berkley
Release Date: July 11, 2023
Pages: 384
ISBN13: 978-0593546796

 
Synopsis

Named A Most Anticipated Thriller of Summer 2023 by Oprah Daily ∙ Buzzfeed ∙ SheReads ∙ BookBub ∙ PureWow ∙ CrimeReads ∙ and more!

Kira’s back in her affluent hometown for the first time in years and determined to unravel the secrets of her mother’s death—hidden in the unpublished memoir she left behind—even if it kills her. . . .

After her troublemaker mother’s mysterious death, Kira fled her wealthy Texas town and never looked back. Now, decades later, Kira is invited to an old frenemy’s vow renewal celebration. Though she is reluctant to go, there are things pulling her home . . . like chilled wine and days spent by the pool . . . like sexy Jack, her childhood crush. But more important are the urgent texts from her grandmother, who says she has something for Kira. Something related to her mother’s death, something that makes it look an awful lot like murder.

When her grandmother gives Kira a memoir that her mother had been working on before she died, Kira is drawn into the past and all the sizzling secrets that come along with it. With few allies left in her gossipy country-club town, Kira turns to Jack for help. As she gets closer to discovering what—and who—might have brought about her mother’s end, it becomes clear that someone wants the past to stay buried.

And they might come after Kira next.

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Praise

"Bring on the backyard chardonnay and rich, nasty housewives of East Texas...Gossipy, glamorous, and hair-raising."
—Oprah Daily

"You can’t close summer without a murder mystery. Fans of Desperate Housewives and Devious Maids will love this thriller…"
—Cosmopolitan

"A smart, juicy thrill ride…Full of scandal, lies, and manipulation…Completely unputdownable."
—Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing

"Sexy and suspenseful with delectable prose you'll want to savor.”
—Jeneva Rose, international bestselling author of The Perfect Marriage

"[A] delicious summertime popcorn thriller feel: Propulsive, full of unexpected twists, and with more than a little spicy sexiness thrown on top. The sort of story you accidentally find yourself devouring in an afternoon, simply because it’s so easy to promise yourself you’re only going to read one more chapter."
—Paste

“Just begging to be read by the pool.”
—Novel Suspects

“Cobb’s story…delve[s] into the secrets and seething tensions that exist in small towns…the final twist is nicely done.”
—Library Journal

"Another sizzling thriller set in the sultry Texas heat…You’ll tear through this one poolside! Maybe on the beach, while wearing sunglasses…who knows what thoughts of delicious vengeance may be hidden behind sunglasses."
—CrimeReads

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