Those closest to us are often the most dangerous...
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: the call that comes in the middle of the night. When Kat Jenkins awakens to the police on her doorstep, her greatest fear is realized. Her nine-year-old son, Ethan, is missing—vanished from the cabin where he’d been on an overnight class trip. Shocked and distraught, Kat rushes to the campground, but she’s too late; the authorities have returned from their search empty-handed after losing Ethan’s trail in the mountain forest.
Another mother from the school, Stef Huntington, seems like she has it all: money, prominence in the community, a popular son and a loving husband. She hardly knows Kat, except for the vicious gossip that swirls around Kat’s traumatic past. But as the police investigation unfolds, Ethan’s disappearance has earth-shattering consequences for Stef, as her path crosses with Kat. As the two mothers race against the clock, their desperate search for answers reveals how the greatest dangers lie behind the everyday smiles of those they trust the most.
The Last Breath
The Ones We Trust
The Marriage Lie
Three Days Missing
Kimberly Belle
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018
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Praise for the novels of Kimberly Belle
“You need to check out The Marriage Lie. This domestic thriller will keep you reading into the wee hours of the night to find out how it all ends.”
—Redbook
“This delicious, serpentine thriller starts from a simple premise: what if your husband was not who you thought he was... . A good, old-fashioned page-turner, with a poisonous sting in the tail.”
—Daily Mail
“Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will eat up Belle’s latest novel. The pace is relentless, and the plot never runs in a straight line... . This one is a true brain twister!”
—Bookreporter.com
“With plot twists around every corner, Belle isn’t afraid to keep her readers guessing until the very last page of this heart-pounding story of one woman’s desperate search for answers.”
—Booklist
“[A] compelling domestic thriller.”
—BuzzFeed
“The suspense builds rapidly... . A compelling adventure.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Belle’s Three Days Missing is her best book yet. And that’s saying a lot. This one is vividly written, emotional, and engaging, with real, three-dimensional characters who will always keep you guessing... . This one’s a winner!”
—David Bell, New York Times bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter and Bring Her Home
“A missing child, a desperate mother, and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing—Three Days Missing has all the right stuff for an engaging, suspenseful read.”
—Wendy Walker, author of Emma in the Night and All Is Not Forgotten
“The Marriage Lie is the definition of a page-turner... . We don’t know who to trust, who to root for, who is dangerous, and the effect is dizzying. A pulse-pounding good book.”
—Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Year
“[A] suspenseful, layered and emotionally gripping novel. Belle steers a twisting course that will have readers breathlessly turning the pages.”
—Sophie Littlefield, bestselling author of The Guilty One
“A surprising and fast-paced read.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Three Days Missing is a taut, intelligent, heart-pounding thriller... . Belle weaves a spellbinding tale of suspense and family drama that twists and turns until the final pages.”
—Karen Katchur, author of The Secrets of Lake Road and The Sisters of Blue Mountain
“Kimberly Belle’s Three Days Missing is exactly what you want in a thriller—riveting, edge-of-your-seat storytelling... . Absolutely unputdownable.”
—Mindy Mejia, author of Everything You Want Me to Be
“The Last Breath will leave you breathless. This edgy and emotional thriller will keep you guessing until the very end.”
—Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence
“Perfectly paced, highly suspenseful, and heart-rending, The Marriage Lie kept me enthralled right up to the shocking final twist.”
—A.J. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Neighbor
“The Marriage Lie explores what makes people ‘tick,’ squints at the blurring of lines between good and bad, crime and human nature... . A beautifully written, perfectly populated, edge-of-your-seat story.”
—Susan Crawford, author of The Pocket Wife
For my parents, who always believed.
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