In Tana French's gripping novel, Detective Stephen Moran teams up with Antoinette Conway to reopen a year-old murder case of a boy at a girls' boarding school. With a new lead from sixteen-year-old Holly Mackey, they delve into the complex and perilous world of teenage friendships, uncovering dark secrets along the way.
A gripping tale unfolds as TV producer Farrell Slater discovers that a recently auctioned Fabergé Egg is a fake, igniting a dangerous pursuit involving a determined murderer intent on covering up a massive scam. With a college student aware of the real egg's location and a series of grisly murders already committed, Farrell must navigate a treacherous landscape of deceit and violence. As secrets threaten to unravel, her life hangs in the balance, forcing her to confront the deadly stakes of her investigative instincts.