From the New York Times bestselling author of Back Roads comes a fast-paced literary thriller about a forensic psychologist forced to face his own demons after discovering his small hometown terrorized by a serial killerDr Sheridan Doylea fastidiously groomed and TV-friendly forensic psychologistis the go-to shrink for the Philadelphia District Attorneys office whenever a twisted killers mind eludes other experts But beneath his Armani pinstripes hes still Danny Doyle the awkward terrified bullied boy from a blue-collar mining family plagued by panic attacks and haunted by the tragic death of his little sister and mental unraveling of his mother years ago Returning to a hometown grappling with its own ghosts Danny finds a dead body at the infamous Lost Creek gallows where a band of rebellious Irish miners was once executed Strangely the body is connected to the wealthy family responsible for the miners deaths Teaming up with veteran detective Rafe a father-like figure from his youth Dannyin pursuit of a killercomes dangerously close to startling truths about his family his past and himself In this masterfully told psychological thriller in the vein of Gillian Flynns Gone Girl the past and present collide to put Lost Creeks long-lived ghosts to bed.
