Since She Went Away

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From the USA Today bestselling author of Kill All Your Darlings comes a chilling novel of guilt, regret, and a past that refuses to die.... Three months ago, Jenna Barton was supposed to meet her lifelong best friend Celia. But when Jenna arrived late, she found that Celia had disappeared-and she hasn't been seen since. The only piece of evidence is a lone diamond earring found where Celia and Jenna were planning to meet, leading the national media to dub Celia "The Diamond Mom." And even though Jenna has obsessively surfed message boards devoted to missing persons cases, she is no closer to finding any answers-or easing her guilt. But when her son's new girlfriend disappears too, a stricken Jenna begins to unwind the tangled truth behind Celia's tragedy. And as long-buried secrets finally come to light, she discovers how completely lives can be shattered by a few simple lies.

David Bell is a USA Today bestselling, award-winning author whose work has been translated into multiple foreign languages. He's currently a professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he directs the MFA program.

Praise for Since She Went Away "[A] twisty, realistic thriller. . . . [Bell] is a skilled storyteller."-Houston Chronicle "[A] tantalizing thriller. . . . Bell keeps readers on edge throughout."-Publishers Weekly "David Bell is a definite natural storyteller and a first-class writer. . . . A great thriller . . . that you most definitely will devour."-Suspense Magazine "A gripping and suspense-filled novel with plenty of eye-popping surprises."-The Huffington Post Praise for David Bell and his novels "A terrifically tense thriller...will keep you guessing until the very end."-Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of Survive the Night "David Bell is a top-notch storyteller....I flew through this twisty, riveting psychological thriller at breakneck speed, hooked from the first page right up through the book's breathless conclusion."-Cristina Alger, New York Times bestselling author of Girls Like Us "Grabs you by the throat and never lets go...will keep you reading late into the night with a twist you'll never see coming."-Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish "A whirlwind story about secrets, regrets, and sacrifice...a deliciously infectious thriller."-Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Better Sister "[A] suspenseful page-turning thriller."-Hello Giggles