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Out on 15 July 2027

Guilty Creatures

Synopsis

"Murder, a love triangle, and small-town secrets ... an unputdownable read" —The New York Times

Mike and Denise Williams shared an ironclad bond with their childhood friends, Brian and Kathy Winchester. Devout, hardworking and well-liked, the two couples lived idyllic, quintessentially Southern lives. But on 16 December 2000 that perfect facade shattered when Mike vanished on a boating trip.

With no body recovered, authorities presumed he had drowned in a tragic accident. Then came the twist: within five years, Brian divorced Kathy and married Denise. Whispers began to circulate. How long had they secretly been together? And did they have a hand in Mike’s disappearance?
It took twelve long years for the truth to surface - and the reality was far more shocking than anyone imagined...

Details

15 July 2027
420 pages
9781037430695
Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio

Reviews

Murder, a love triangle, and small-town secrets in Tallahassee, Florida...an unputdownable readThe New York Times, The New York Times
A compelling psychological double portrait of what happens when two people are forever bound by a life-altering secret.Becky Cooper, bestselling author of We Keep the Dead Close, Becky Cooper, bestselling author of We Keep the Dead Close
From the critically acclaimed author dubbed "one of today's finest practitioners of nonfiction... a breathless true crime tale of sex, religion, and murder in the deep South.The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Book Review