One Night Gone - Tara Laskowski

A dual-narrative suspense novel about a recent divorcee housesitting in a wealthy beach town who becomes obsessed with the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl there decades before--but the truth might not be the most shocking part of all. all. nA Finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, Agatha Award, and Lefty Award nA subtly but relentlessly unsettling novel.

--TANA FRENCH, author of The Witch Elm n nIt was the perfect place to disappear... n nOne sultry summer, Maureen Haddaway arrives in the wealthy town of Opal Beach to start her life anew--to achieve her destiny. There, she finds herself lured by the promise of friendship, love, starry skies, and wild parties.

But Maureen's new life just might be too good to be true, and before the summer is up, she vanishes. n nDecades later, when Allison Simpson is offered the opportunity to house-sit in Opal Beach during the off-season, it seems like the perfect chance to begin fresh after a messy divorce. But when she becomes drawn into the mysterious disappearance of a girl thirty years before, Allison realizes the gorgeous homes of Opal Beach hide dark secrets.

And the truth of that long-ago summer is not even the most shocking part of all... n nA heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel of betrayal and revenge. Stunning --Carol Goodman, award-winning author of The Night Visitors n nFeaturing a brilliantly executed dual timeline with two unforgettable narrators, One Night Gone is a timely and timeless mystery that will keep you obsessively reading well past your bedtime.

--Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the Worldn