The Quiet Ones - Brandon Massey

From award-winning suspense author Brandon Massey comes a thrilling new tale of buried secrets and stunning revelations . . .

LOSTTwenty-five years ago, a jealous ex-boyfriend murdered Mallory Steele's mother. With no close family to take in Mallory and her older sister, the girls became wards of the state--and were soon ripped apart, sent to live with different foster families. THEN FOUNDTaken in by loving parents, Mallory went on to a successful career as an investigative reporter at an Atlanta newspaper.

She hasn't been able to find her sister despite her best efforts-until she discovers a promising connection on a genealogical website. Hoping for a reunion, Mallory sets off for the small town in rural Georgia where she believes her sister lives. BUT NOTHING WILL EVER BE THE SAMEThere, at Sanctuary, an old antebellum mansion deep in the murky backwoods, Mallory discovers her sister's new family: a reclusive clan led by a secretive man known only as Father.

Skeptical of Father's revelation about her sister, Mallory plunges into the most important investigation of her life . . .

but to unravel the mystery of her sister's fate and the terrible secrets lurking in Sanctuary, Mallory must decide: is finding the truth always worth the price?