When William Wooler's mistress calls off their affair, he comes home to find his nine-year-old daughter home unexpectedly early from school and loses his temper at her. An hour later, Avery's brother finds her missing when he goes to pick her up after his practice. As the police investigate Avery's disappearance, William hides that he saw his daughter that day. Now Avery's neighbors want to spill the beans, but it seems that it's not just William. Everyone here is lying.

Shari Lapena delivers a solid domestic thriller whose audiobook narration stood out as particularly engaging. The longer Avery is missing, the more the accusations fly as neighbors turn on each other. Lapena slowly adds characters to broaden the suspect pool and then sprinkles in excellent twists to keep you guessing. And the mystery is made even more complex since Avery is no saint but instead a manipulative and temperamental child.