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What Waits in the Woods

by Terri Parlato
Christina Moore
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In this riveting thriller from a new master of suspense, a young dancer's homecoming is marred by a grisly discovery—and the realization that nothing in her past may be quite what she believed.
When Esmé Foster left the Boston suburbs to become a professional ballerina, the future shimmered with promise. Eleven years later, her career has been derailed by an injury, and Esmé knows it's time to come back to Graybridge to help her brother care for their ailing father. But her return coincides with an unthinkable crime. Kara Cunningham, one of Esmé's high school friends, is found dead in the woods behind the Fosters' house.
Esmé is shocked and grieving, but also uneasy. In her dreams, she still sees the man who showed up at the scene of the car accident that killed her mother—and told Esmé he was going to kill her too. Family and friends insisted the figure was a product of Esmé's imagination, that she was concussed after the crash. But she and Kara looked alike, sharing the same petite build, the same hair color. Could Kara's murder have been a case of mistaken identity?
Detective Rita Myers is familiar with closeknit communities like Graybridge, where, beneath the friendliness, there are whispers and secrets. The town has seen other tragedies too, including the long-ago drowning of a young girl in a pond, deep in the woods. Even within the once-close circle of friends that included Kara and Esmé, Rita discerns a ripple of mistrust.
Day by day, Esmé discovers more about the place she left behind—and the friends and family she thought she knew. Soon, shining a light into the darkness to learn what really happened the night Kara died is the only way she can bring the nightmare to an end ...
"A failed ballerina's return home is turned upside down by the appearance of a dead body in her family's yard ... Parlato piles on the rumors, menace, and revelations."—Kirkus Reviews

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    December 26, 2023

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798891784192
      • File size: 313668 KB
      • Duration: 10:53:28

  • Languages

    • English

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      November 27, 2023
      Parlato’s grim second mystery featuring Det. Rita Myers (after All the Dark Places) opens with 29-year-old Esme Foster returning to her hometown of Graybridge, Mass., after a hip injury ends her career as a professional dancer. The last thing Esme expects to see when arriving at her ailing alcoholic father’s home is a crime scene in the woods behind the house. Hours earlier, Esme’s childhood best friend, Kara Cunningham, was killed there by an assailant who crushed her skull with a rock. Immediately, Esme recalls the car accident that killed her mother years earlier, and the strange man who appeared at the scene and threatened to murder Esme. She suspects that he came back and attacked the wrong woman, given how closely she and Kara resemble one another. When Rita gets assigned to the case, she focuses her attention on Cynthia Ridley, a mentally disturbed neighbor of Esme’s father who killed her own younger sister 20 years ago. As more secrets come to light, however, Rita’s list of suspects grows. Parlato’s multidimensional characters and effective use of red herrings will keep readers invested right up to the gasp-worthy conclusion. Series fans and newcomers alike will look forward to Rita’s next case. Agent: Marlene Stringer, Stringer Literary.

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