THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPRAH DAILY''S NO. 1 SUMMER PAPERBACK 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKFINALIST FOR THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDAMAZON EDITOR’S CHOICE & TOP TWENTY NOVEL OF THE YEAR''A Brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery.'' GABRIELLE ZEVIN ''Bittersweet, sensitive and moving.''GUARDIAN''I can’t remember a book with more layers. . . I was riveted through the last page.''JODI PICOULTMia Parkson’s life is turned upside down when her stay-at-home dad, the family’s anchor, goes missing. The only witness? Eugene – her younger, nonspeaking teenage brother.As the Police struggle for leads, and her mother and twin brother struggle to keep things together at home, Mia gains access to key clues about her father’s disappearance. Headstrong, hyper analytical, and with secrets of her own, she decides to try and solve the case. But could Mia''s impulsive actions be putting her whole family in danger?‘Gorgeous … a layered and innovative exploration of family, love, happiness, and race.’JEAN KWOK''Stunning!’JO BROWNING WROE