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From the 1 internationally bestselling author and master of modern suspense comes a brilliantly twisting and propulsive standalone novel about a woman whose dark past as the lone survivor of her familys slaughter collides with presentday crimes

Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herselfher name her appearance her backstory Shes no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred That girl Alexandra Quinlan nicknamed
Empty Eyes by the media was accused of the killings fought to clear her name and later took the stand during her highly publicized defamation lawsuit that captured the attention of the nation

Its been ten years since and Alex hasnt stopped searching for answers about the night her family was killed even as she continues to hide her real identity from true crime fanatics and grasping reporters still desperate to locate her As a legal investigator she works tirelessly to secure justice for others too
People like Matthew Claymore whos under suspicion in the disappearance of his girlfriend a student journalist named Laura McAllister

Laura was about to break a major story about rape and coverups on her college campus Alex believes Matthew is innocent and unearths stunning revelations about the universitys faculty fraternity members and powerful parents willing todo anything to protect their children

Most shocking of allas Alex digs into Lauras disappearance she realizes there are unexpected connections to the murder of her own family For as different as the crimes may seem they each hinge on one sinister truth no one is quite who they seem to be