Publication Date: June 2025
Blurb:
In the wake of her grandmother’s passing, Sydney Singleton finds a hidden photograph of a little girl who looks more like Sydney than her own sister, or mother. She soon discovers the mystery girl in the photograph is her aunt, Carol, who was one of six local North Carolina Black girls to go missing in the 1960s. For the last several decades, not a soul has talked about Carol or what really happened to her. With her grandmother gone and Sydney looking to start a family of her own, she is determined to unravel the truth behind her long-lost aunt and the sinister silence surrounding her.
Unfortunately, this is familiar territory for Sydney. Several years prior, working the crime beat as a journalist on the case of another missing girl, her obsession eventually led to a psychotic break. And now, in the suffocating grip of fertility treatments and a marriage that’s beginning to crumble, Sydney’s relentless pursuit might just lead her down the same path of destruction. As she delves deeper into Carol’s fate, her own troubled past resurfaces, clawing its way to the surface with a vengeance. The web of secrets and lies entangling her family leaves Sydney questioning everything—her fixation on the missing girls, her future as a mom, and everyone she’s come to trust.
What To Expect:
Readers can expect an adult mystery set in North Carolina/California. There is a cold case, family drama, and themes of infertility & racism.
Content Warnings:
Language: Moderate
Sexual Content: Closed Door
Violence: Moderate – Murder, domestic violence
Substance Use: Alcohol use by adults
Prejudices: Systemic racism is a theme. The disproportionality of missing black girls as compared with missing white girls is discussed.
Religious Themes: None
Other Topics: Infertility, miscarriage, and IVF treatments. Mental illness
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