Montlake
October 2026
On Sale: October 1, 2026
413 pages ISBN: 1662530331 EAN: 9781662530333 Kindle: B0FTGG6G25 Paperback / e-Book / audiobook Add to Wish List
A womanβs unexpected return to her isolated family estate puts her in a killerβs path in this shocking suspense novel byΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author Mary Burton.
After seventeen years away, public defender Raine Hale returns to her familyβs crumbling Virginia estate when her estranged cousin Maria is hospitalized following a nearβfatal cyanide poisoning. As sole beneficiary of Hale House and guardian to Mariaβs fiveβyearβold daughter, Molly, Raine confronts a troubling legacy she vowed never to revisitβand is thrust into a deadly mystery.
But she canβt trust anyone. Mariaβs husband has a violent past and crushing debts. Raineβs manipulative ex refuses to sign divorce papers and wonβt stay away. Her former high school lover, now the lead detective on Mariaβs case, views everyone as a suspect, including Raine. And a brutal client who nearly killed her just got out of jail.
When people begin dying, Hale House becomes as dangerous as the secrets it holds. With a killer circling closer and Mollyβs life in her hands, Raine must unravel generations of family deceptions before she becomes the next victim buried in the family plot.