Bloodline

An ITW Thriller Award and Anthony Award winner.

Perfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. It’s enough to drive some women mad…

In a tale inspired by real events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously excited to follow her fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown. After spending a childhood on the move and chasing the screams and swirls of news-rich city life, she’s eager to settle down. Lilydale’s motto, “Come Home Forever,” couldn’t be more inviting.

And yet, something is off in the picture-perfect village.

The friendliness borders on intrusive. Joan can’t shake the feeling that every move she makes is being tracked. An archaic organization still seems to hold the town in thrall. So does the sinister secret of a little boy who vanished decades ago. And unless Joan is imagining things, a frighteningly familiar figure from her past is on watch in the shadows.

Her fiancé tells her she’s being paranoid. He might be right. Then again, she might have moved to the deadliest small town on earth.

Jess Lourey writes about secrets. She’s the New York Times bestselling, two-time Edgar Award–nominated, two-time Goodreads Choice Awards–shortlisted, ITW Thriller Award–winning, and Minnesota Book Award–winning author of young adult, crime fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and book club fiction. She’s surpassed a million readers, and her books have been translated into more than sixteen languages. When she’s not off chasing research for her next book, Jess lives in Minneapolis with a rotating crew of foster kittens. Check out her TEDx Talk for the surprising, vulnerable story behind her first published novel.