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“An assured and well-crafted debut with slow-building tension that ratchets up with each page.” Library Journal
“Long-buried secrets are revealed as action accelerates to a climax, with a chilling final sentence. This gripping debut marks Vernon as a name to watch in the thriller genre.” Booklist
“Vernon creates a fleet, suffocating sense of velvet nightmare as he races through the list of all the taboos readers would love to believe every wealthy, politically connected Southern family has violated.” Kirkus Reviews
“Chilling, original, and incredibly unsettling…You will not be able to stop reading.” Hank Phillippi Ryan, award-winning author of Trust Me
“An atmospheric thriller that pulls readers deep into the muck of a wealthy Carolina family and sucks them under, leaving them gasping for breath at the shocking conclusion.” Cate Holahan, USA Today bestselling author