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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPRAH DAILY''S NO. 1 SUMMER PAPERBACK 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKFINALIST FOR THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDAMAZON EDITOR'S CHOICE & TOP TWENTY NOVEL OF THE YEAR''A Brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery.'' GABRIELLE ZEVIN ''Bittersweet, sensitive and moving.''GUARDIAN''I can't remember a book with more layers. . . I was riveted through the last page.''JODI PICOULTMia Parkson's life is turned upside down when her stay-at-home dad, the family's anchor, goes missing. The only witness? Eugene her younger, nonspeaking teenage brother.As the Police struggle for leads, and her mother and twin brother struggle to keep things together at home, Mia gains access to key clues about her father's disappearance. Headstrong, hyper analytical, and with secrets of her own, she decides to try and solve t

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • When a father goes missing, his family’s desperate search leads them to question everything they know about him and one another in this thrilling page-turner, a deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis from the award-winning author of Miracle Creek. Belletrist Book Club Pick • Finalist for the New American Voices Award • “This is a story with so many twists and turns I was riveted through the last page.”—Jodi PicoultOne of the Most Anticipated Books of the Season: The New York Times • Los Angeles Times • Oprah Quarterly • Time • St. Louis Post Dispatch • Lit Hub • Publishers Weekly • CrimeReads • ABC News • USA Today“A brilliant, satisfying, compass

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPRAH DAILY'S #1 Book of 2023A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKFINALIST FOR THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDAMAZON EDITOR'S CHOICE & TOP TWENTY NOVEL OF THE YEAR'A Brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery.' GABRIELLE ZEVIN 'Bittersweet, sensitive and moving.'GUARDIAN'I can't remember a book with more layers. . . I was riveted through the last page.'JODI PICOULTMia Parkson's life is turned upside down when her stay-at-home dad, the family's anchor, goes missing. The only witness? Eugene - her younger, nonspeaking teenage brother.As the Police struggle for leads, and her mother and twin brother struggle to keep things together at home, Mia gains access to key clues about her father's disappearance. Headstrong, hyper analytical, and with secrets of her own, she decides to try and solve the case. But could Mia's impulsive actions be putting her whole family in danger?'Gorgeous . a layered and innovative exploration of family, love, happiness, and race.'JEAN KWOK'Stunning!'JO BROWNING WROE

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPRAH DAILY'S #1 Book of 2023A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKFINALIST FOR THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDAMAZON EDITOR'S CHOICE & TOP TWENTY NOVEL OF THE YEAR'A Brilliant, satisfying, compassionate mystery.' GABRIELLE ZEVIN 'I can't remember a book with more layers. . . I was riveted through the last page.'JODI PICOULT'Gorgeous . a layered and innovative exploration of family, love, happiness, and race.' JEAN KWOK'Stunning!' JO BROWNING WROEWe didn't call the police right away. Later, I would blame myself, wonder if things might have turned out differently if I hadn't shrugged it off, insisting Dad wasn't missing missing but just delayed, probably still in the woods looking for Eugene.Mia Parkson's life is turned upside down when her stay-at-home dad, the family's anchor, goes missing. The only witness? Eugene - her younger, nonspeaking teenage brother. As the Police struggle for leads, and her mother and twin brother struggle to keep things together at home, Mia gains access to key clues about her father's disappearance. Headstrong, hyper analytical, and with secrets of her own, she decides to try and solve the case. But could Mia's impulsive actions be putting her whole family in danger?

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My husband asked me to lie. Not a big lie. He probably didn't even consider it a lie, and neither did I, at first . . . A thrilling debut novel for fans of Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng about how far we'll go to protect our families, and our deepest secretsWINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHORIn rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine: a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for "dives", used as an alternative therapy for conditions including autism or infertility. But when the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial upends the Yoos' small community.Who or what caused the explosion? Was it the mother of one of the patients, who claimed to be sick that day but was smoking down by the creek? Or was it Young and Pak themselves, hoping to cash in on a big insurance payment and send their daughter to college? The ensuing trial uncovers unimaginable secrets from that night - trysts in the woods, mysterious notes, child-abuse charges - as well as tense rivalries and alliances among a group of people driven to extraordinary degrees of desperation and sacrifice.'Engrossing . . . Miracle Creek turns a courtroom murder trial into a page-turning exploration of parenting, experimental therapies, and the emotional toil of immigration' Elle'A marvel, a taut courtroom thriller that ultimately tells the most human story imaginable, a story of good intentions and reckless passions. Compelling, generous, at once empathetic and unsparing . . . the perfect novel for these chaotic times in which we live' Laura Lippman'Kim has written a bold debut novel about science and immigration and the hopes and fears each engenders - unforgettable and true' Alexander Chee'Grabbed me hard right from the start. This is a terrific courtroom thriller, a sly whodunit that's beautifully written and also full of heart' Scott Turow

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