For fans of Emma Straub and Cynthia DâAprix Sweeny, a debut contemporary womenâs fiction novel about obsession, forgiveness, and friendship between two unlikely people.
Style-guru Charlotte Oakes sells beautiful lifestyles, but her mentally ill daughter is an addict, her long marriage is dead, and she is pregnant with her ex-loverâs baby. Stunned after witnessing a hit-and-run in Chicago that leaves a child dead, Charlotte thinks she sees her Prius fleeing the scene. Her troubled daughter, Libby, is the only one who could have been driving.
His partner and best friend killed in a drug bust, police officer Ed Kelly learns that forensics has found that the fatal bullet came from Edâs gun. Under internal investigation, Ed copes by filming cars at the site of the recent hit-and-run, hoping to catch the childâs killer. There, he notices Charlotteâs pilgrimages to the makeshift memorial, and over the weeks, the two become unlikely friends sharing intimate stories. But Charlotte wonât trust him with her most vulnerable secret of all: her suspicions about her daughterâs involvement in the accident.
When Ed finally learns the truth about the accident, he struggles with his beliefs and duties. If he keeps quiet, he has breached his commitment to the law. But if he does the right thing as an officer, he may send Libby to jailâand lose Charlotte.
For fans of Emma Straub and Cynthia DâAprix Sweeny, a debut contemporary womenâs fiction novel about obsession, forgiveness, and friendship between two unlikely people.
Style-guru Charlotte Oakes sells beautiful lifestyles, but her mentally ill daughter is an addict, her long marriage is dead, and she is pregnant with her ex-loverâs baby. Stunned after witnessing a hit-and-run in Chicago that leaves a child dead, Charlotte thinks she sees her Prius fleeing the scene. Her troubled daughter, Libby, is the only one who could have been driving.
His partner and best friend killed in a drug bust, police officer Ed Kelly learns that forensics has found that the fatal bullet came from Edâs gun. Under internal investigation, Ed copes by filming cars at the site of the recent hit-and-run, hoping to catch the childâs killer. There, he notices Charlotteâs pilgrimages to the makeshift memorial, and over the weeks, the two become unlikely friends sharing intimate stories. But Charlotte wonât trust him with her most vulnerable secret of all: her suspicions about her daughterâs involvement in the accident.
When Ed finally learns the truth about the accident, he struggles with his beliefs and duties. If he keeps quiet, he has breached his commitment to the law. But if he does the right thing as an officer, he may send Libby to jailâand lose Charlotte.