She broke the silence. Now the silence breaks back.
Nora Ellison did the unthinkable. She found the evidence a missing woman hid in the walls of her home, and she took it to the DA. Now the conspiracy she exposed is fighting back, and the battle is being waged not in the shadows but in courtrooms, depositions, and the offices of Child Protective Services.
When a devastating corporate file reveals that her first husband's death was monitored by the same organization that sent her second husband to marry her, Nora discovers that the conspiracy didn't just target Diane Marsh. It targeted her. From the beginning. Before the dating app. Before the first date. Before "I do."
As the investigation threatens to consume everything she's fighting to protect, Nora must decide how much truth her family can survive. Her daughter is wetting the bed. Her husband is about to testify against the people who employed him. A woman with a camera is photographing her child at school. And a man in a restaurant without prices is offering her a deal that would make it all stop.
All she has to do is stop talking.
Meanwhile, in a city far from Charlotte, a woman who calls herself Margaret holds a river stone and reads a letter from her brother. Seven words: "Come home. It's safe now." For the first time in two years, she believes him.
The Families is the gripping second book in the Linden Street trilogy, a devastating story about what happens when the truth you fought for costs more than the lies you lived with. Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, and anyone who has ever wondered what their neighbors are really hiding.