From the award-winning author ofAll Her Little Secretscomes yet another gripping, suspenseful novel where, after the murder of a white man in Jim Crow Mississippi, two Black sisters run away to different parts of the country . . . but can they escape the secrets they left behind?

Its the summer of 1964 and three innocent men are brutally murdered for trying to help Black Mississippians secure the right to vote. Against this backdrop, twenty-one year old Violet Richards finds herself in more trouble than shes ever been in her life. Suffering a brutal attack of her own, she kills the man responsible. But with the color of Violets skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find the body or finger her as the killer, she decides to run. With the help of her white beau, Violet escapes. But desperation and fear leads her to hideout in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia, unaware that danger may be closer than she thinks.

Back in Jackson, Marigold, Violets older sister, has dreams of attending law school. Working for the Mississippi Summer Project, she has been trying to use her smarts to further the cause of the Black vote. But Marigold is in a different kind of trouble: shes pregnant and unmarried. After news of the murder brings the police to her door, Marigold sees no choice but to flee Jackson too. She heads North seeking the promise of a better life and no more segregation. But has she made a terrible choice that threatens her life andthat of her unborn child?

Two sisters on the runone from the law, the other from social shame. What they dont realize is that theres a man hot on their trail. This man has his own brand of dark secrets and a disturbing motive for finding the sisters that is unknown to everyone but him . . .

Wanda M. Morris is the acclaimed author ofAll Her Little Secrets, which has been praised by Karin Slaughter as brilliantly nuanced and reviewed byThe Boston Globe, LA Times, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Seattle Times,andSouth Florida Sun Sentinelamong others. It was named as one of the Best Books of 2021 by Hudson Booksellers and selected as the #1 Top Pick for Library Reads by librarians across the country. It was serialized inEntertainment Weeklyand selected as aMarie Clairebook club pick.

Wanda is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and Crime Writers of Color. A corporate attorney, Wanda has worked in the legal departments of some of America’s top Fortune 100 companies. She is an accomplished presenter and leader. As a former President of the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, she established a signature female empowerment program known as the Women’s Initiative. She is married, the mother of three and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

• Publisher:William Morrow Paperbacks (October 25, 2022)
• Language:English
• Paperback:400 pages
• ISBN-10:0063082500
• ISBN-13:9780063082502
• Item Weight:1 pound
• Dimensions:5.31 x 0.9 x 8 inches