Kara Thomas is a mystery enthusiast who dreams of one day solving a cold case. She is the author of Out of the Ashes and YA novels The Darkest Corners, Little Monsters, The Cheerleaders, and That Weekend, a Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick. She lives on Long Island with her husband, son, and rescue cat. For more information, visit www.kara-thomas.com.

For a disgraced reporter, unraveling a conspiracy of murder could mean redemption. Reporter Lee Ellerin's investigation into a young woman's unsolved murder gained national attention--only for her to lose everything due to a tragic mistake. After being publicly ridiculed for causing a suspect's death, Lee is forced to leave her career behind. Five years later, pregnant college student Amanda Hartley lies in a coma. The police say she attempted suicide, but the details don't add up. Where is the father? Who was paying for Amanda's Manhattan penthouse? Why did Amanda have a note with Lee's name in her backpack? There's also one alarming coincidence: Amanda was last seen on Dune Road in the Hamptons--where the murder victim in Lee's previous investigation disappeared. As she's pulled back into the still-unsolved case that destroyed her career, Lee sees the chance to amend the mistakes of her past. But finding a killer and unearthing Amanda's secrets sends her down a darker path than she has ever walked before.