A relentless, gripping, and atmospheric thriller.
In Slaughter’s series kicker in the North Falls series, the disappearance of two girls turns a festive night into a reckoning for an entire town. North Falls looks like any other small town, built on trust and familiarity—until two teenage girls vanish during the fireworks and every certainty goes up in smoke. Officer Emmy Clifton takes the case personally. One of the missing is her best friend’s daughter, a girl she turned away when she needed help most. As Emmy digs into the trail the girls left behind, she discovers that the town she thought she knew is knotted with lies.
Slaughter is adept when it comes to weaving procedural detail into a story pulsing with psychological unease. Vulnerable and yet tough, Emmy is relentless in pursuit of the truth but weighed down by her past mistakes. A dual timeline deepens the suspense. The pacing is swift, and the twists are plentiful. North Falls is sketched with precision; a place where loyalty is brittle, betrayals run deep, and survival demands sacrifice.
A taut, character-driven thriller that’s impossible to put down.
Pub date August 12, 2025
William Morrow
ISBN 9780063336773
Price $14.99 Kindle edition
