Ashley Flowers Boeken

In this gripping debut novel by the host of a popular true crime podcast, a journalist confronts her hometown's dark past while investigating the unsolved murder of her childhood neighbor and the recent disappearance of another girl. The case of January Jacobs, who vanished from Wakarusa, Indiana, has haunted Margot Davies since she was six, the same age as January. Now a big-city journalist, Margot returns home to care for her uncle with early-onset dementia, only to find that Wakarusa remains unchanged—friendly yet secretive. When news breaks about five-year-old Natalie Clark's disappearance under similar circumstances, Margot is compelled to uncover the truth behind both cases. As she delves deeper, she encounters resistance from the police, families, and townspeople, all seemingly hiding something. The chilling possibility that the same person could be responsible for both crimes looms large. Margot's quest for answers forces her to confront the darkness lurking in her community and the cost of uncovering the truth. This intense narrative explores the hidden capabilities of neighbors when they believe no one is watching, revealing the unsettling realities of small-town life.

In July 1994, six-year-old Janieri Jacobs was found dead in a ditch. Margo still remembers how the ominous news about her friend spread through Wakarusa like wildfire. The case fell apart. Twenty-five years later, Margo, who has grown up and become a reporter, returns to Wakarusa to care for her sick uncle. But something terrible happens - five-year-old Natalie Clark disappears from a crowded playground. It happened again... All her life, Margo believed that she could be in Genieri's place, so she decides to find Natalie and put an end to this story. But the more details the journalist finds out, the more uncomfortable questions she voices, the stronger the townspeople resist her. Do they not want the crimes to be exposed? And are Natalie's kidnapper and Genieri's killer really the same person?