Broken Promise: A Thriller

From the" New York Times" bestselling author of "No Safe House" comes an explosive novel about the disturbing secrets of a quiet small town.
After his wife s death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproot his nine-year-old son and move back into his childhood [...]
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From the" New York Times" bestselling author of "No Safe House" comes an explosive novel about the disturbing secrets of a quiet small town.
After his wife s death and the collapse of his newspaper, David Harwood has no choice but to uproot his nine-year-old son and move back into his childhood home in Promise Falls, New York. David believes his life is in free fall, and he can t find a way to stop his descent.
Then he comes across a family secret of epic proportions. A year after a devastating miscarriage, David s cousin Marla has continued to struggle. But when David s mother asks him to check on her, he s horrified to discover that she s been secretly raising a child who is not her own a baby she claims was a gift from an angel left on her porch.
When the baby s real mother is found murdered, David can t help wanting to piece together what happened even if it means proving his own cousin s guilt. But as he uncovers each piece of evidence, David realizes that Marla s mysterious child is just the tip of the iceberg.
Other strange things are happening. Animals are found ritually slaughtered. An ominous abandoned Ferris wheel seems to stand as a warning that something dark has infected Promise Falls. And someone has decided that the entire town must pay for the sins of its past in blood."